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Every week the PreventionWeb team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

Children seek cover under their desks
We invite you to share your school’s best practices in DRR education as part of this year's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction campaign. These include lesson plans, giveaway materials, video and audio files, evacuation planning, games.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
A man wades through the flood in Buenos Aires, Argentina
There are several factors that play an important role in the development of floods: air temperature, soil moisture, snow depth, and the daily precipitation in the days before a flood.
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren)
Food market
New research shows that climate change is already fueling heatflation, with worse to come.
Grist Magazine
Uncounted costs - heat
Considering that extreme heat events have been becoming increasingly frequent in recent decades and are also expected to do so in the future, effective control strategies to reduce ozone pollution risks are urgently needed.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wind and dust before drops of water
Annual African dust storms may spread more than just dust clouds around the world; bacteria and fungi may be involved as well, scientists say.
Texas A&M University System
A devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras.
In 2023, natural catastrophes resulted in economic losses of USD 280 billion. Of these USD 108 billion (40%) were covered by insurance, above the previous 10-year average of USD 89 billion.
Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)
Two proud African girls carrying heavy household items on their head
Multiple crises worsened by climate change threaten lives of 45 million children
United Nations Children's Fund - Regional Office, Eastern and Southern Africa
Bird eyes view of Singapore City skyline in Singapore.
A real-world study by researchers at NTU Singapore has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, making the urban area more comfortable for work and play.
Nanyang Technological University
Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013
When forests aren’t allowed to burn, they become more dense, and dead branches, leaves and other biomass accumulate, leaving more fuel for the next fire. This buildup leads to more extreme fires that are even harder to put out.
Conversation Media Group, the
rey house with garage and driveway. Column porch with American flag.
Family homes with a room built atop the garage are common across the U.S. In an earthquake, these buildings risk collapse, but they are not currently covered by most local seismic regulations.
Temblor
Bookshelves in a library.
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