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The latest updates on disaster risk and resilience in the news, and news from the disaster risk reduction (DRR) community and beyond in the Prevention Web knowledge base.

In her most recent study, Armstrong found that roughly 50% of those surveyed in the mid-south could not accurately define a tornado warning.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hurricane Irma traverses the Eastern Caribbean in this satellite view
One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends in part on where you live.
Conversation Media Group, the
The accord’s aim: guidelines for how the WHO’s 194 member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources. But experts warn there are virtually no consequences for countries that don’t comply.
Associated Press
Action Plan, NOAA Administrative Order, new Climate-Ready Nation team to advance adaptation, resilience efforts.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Researchers from IIT-Roorkee have claimed to have formulated a framework which can provide early warnings in the hills at least six hours in advance by studying rainfall patterns.
Times of India, the
Man walking barefoot in a flooded street in Wilsele, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium (2021)
In what was the hottest year on record, Swiss Re’s latest report reveals that catastrophes resulted in global economic losses of USD 280 billion in 2023. Of these, USD 108 billion (40%) were insured, above the previous 10-year average of USD 89 billion.
Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)
The top priority for the Seychelles Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) is to establish a disaster information management system, a tool designed to support agencies and organisations in preparing for and responding to disasters.
Seychelles News Agency
The article posits that company boards looking to understand how climate will affect their supply chain should understand where their main “hubs” are
University of Maryland

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