#naturaldisasters — Public Fediverse posts

Risk Society events:
 
1. Webinar
"Risk jargon"
Thursday 22 October, 15:00-16:00 Central European Time
https://www.risk-society.com/risk-jargon-compound-complex-and-confusing-2
 
2. Workshop
"Improving Risk Vocabulary"
Friday 13 November, 13:00-17:00 Central European Time
https://www.risk-society.com/lost-for-words-improving-risk-vocabulary
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters #risk #RiskSociety #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #RiskAnalysis

In What Ways Are We Not Prepared for the Big One?

The West Coast of the United States lies on the Pacific ring of fire, the most seismically active…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Earthquakes #environment #GizAsks #Naturaldisasters #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/761676/

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’
By Adria R Walker

A storm lasting about 30 minutes wreaked $18m in damage leaving tens of thousands without power in the US city

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community

#Memphis #Tennessee #USweather #Naturaldisasters #Indiana #USnews #Race #HurricaneKatrina #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’
By Adria R Walker

A storm lasting about 30 minutes wreaked $18m in damage leaving tens of thousands without power in the US city

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community

#Memphis #Tennessee #USweather #Naturaldisasters #Indiana #USnews #Race #HurricaneKatrina #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’
By Adria R Walker

A storm lasting about 30 minutes wreaked $18m in damage leaving tens of thousands without power in the US city

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community

#Memphis #Tennessee #USweather #Naturaldisasters #Indiana #USnews #Race #HurricaneKatrina #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community #Memphis #Tennessee #UsWeather #NaturalDisasters #Indiana #UsNews #Race #HurricaneKatrina

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community #Memphis #Tennessee #UsWeather #NaturalDisasters #Indiana #UsNews #Race #HurricaneKatrina

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community #Memphis #Tennessee #UsWeather #NaturalDisasters #Indiana #UsNews #Race #HurricaneKatrina

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community #Memphis #Tennessee #UsWeather #NaturalDisasters #Indiana #UsNews #Race #HurricaneKatrina

When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community #Memphis #Tennessee #UsWeather #NaturalDisasters #Indiana #UsNews #Race #HurricaneKatrina

Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about:
• how the government is handling rescue and relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding
• the kinds of international support it seeks, including from the climate loss and damage fund.
https://drilled.media/news/nepal-floods

#attribution #naturalDisasters #negotiation #negotiations #floods #adaptation #Nepal #climateChange

Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about:
• how the government is handling rescue and relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding
• the kinds of international support it seeks, including from the climate loss and damage fund.
https://drilled.media/news/nepal-floods

#attribution #naturalDisasters #negotiation #negotiations #floods #adaptation #Nepal #climateChange

Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about:
• how the government is handling rescue and relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding
• the kinds of international support it seeks, including from the climate loss and damage fund.
https://drilled.media/news/nepal-floods

#attribution #naturalDisasters #negotiation #negotiations #floods #adaptation #Nepal #climateChange

Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about:
• how the government is handling rescue and relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding
• the kinds of international support it seeks, including from the climate loss and damage fund.
https://drilled.media/news/nepal-floods

#attribution #naturalDisasters #negotiation #negotiations #floods #adaptation #Nepal #climateChange

Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about:
• how the government is handling rescue and relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding
• the kinds of international support it seeks, including from the climate loss and damage fund.
https://drilled.media/news/nepal-floods

#attribution #naturalDisasters #negotiation #negotiations #floods #adaptation #Nepal #climateChange

"The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion"
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/the-arctic-institutes-2026-polar-disaster-risk-reduction-response-series-a-conclusion
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #Arctic #PolarRisk #PolarDRR #Antarctica #Antarctic #polar #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters

"Professor Dr Suchatvee Suwansawat, leader of the Thai Kao Mai Party, has warned in a video published on his online channels that #Bangkok has a “one million per cent” chance of being submerged below sea level if water management continues in the same way."
https://www.nationthailand.com/sustainability/net-zero/40068147

#sinking #submersion #naturalDisasters #water #waterManagement #waterLevel #sustainableDevelopment

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

“The Lhende Khola has flooded twice in fourteen months, this time most probably triggered by an ice avalanche blocked the river and released a sudden surge downstream. This still needs to be confirmed, as we receive further information. These are cascading hazards: a cryosphere event becomes a flood in a settlement within hours.”
– Saswata Sanyal, DRR Specialist, ICIMOD, Nepal

Here is a detailed and carefully-phrased press release by
ICIMOD on yesterday's flooding disaster in Nepal: https://www.icimod.org/press-release/major-flash-flood-sweeps-through-nepals-rasuwa-district-raising-fears-of-further-downstream-flooding/

#avalanche #flood #BhoteKoshi #Trishuli #nepal #rasuwa #Tibet #climateChange #LhendeKhola #naturalDisasters

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 151

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Ashleigh Burton reacts to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – When it comes to movies about the Cold War and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb stood out with its very unique presentation backed with memorable performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The film was a satire about the Cold War tensions between America and Russia, and it gave moviegoers a unique look as to what could have happened behind the secured government offices and how each nation communicated with each other over the hotline. Kubrick’s film is so significant, it got featured in many movie reaction videos on YouTube and I had fun watching Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video. Go watch it now!

https://youtu.be/0UvpfBk4Kmw?si=FxiDWW7e-nuh0uXa

#2 Behind the Scenes Making of Resident Evil (1996) – It has been over thirty years since Resident Evil was first released and today it has grown into a multimedia entertainment franchise still driven by video game productions. Although many video game publications published a lot of articles about the original game from 1996, none of them captured the behind-the-scenes making at Capcom which the YouTube video below features. Even if you are not a Resident Evil fan, I still encourage you to watch it as you can learn a lot about the process, the hard work done by the Japanese and insight shared by Shinji Mikami.

https://youtu.be/fAL9T9U2xTE?si=8Ubd690wH15EmiVK

#3 The Multi-million Dollar Theft With Fake Coupons – Over a decade ago, someone in the state of Arizona started an illegal operation using fake coupons which grew so dramatically, it became a shadow enterprise and two more people got involved. The operation of multiple fake shopping coupons robbed corporations several millions of Dollars and the one who started it got so rich she even bought herself many luxury vehicles. To find out the details about this true crime story, watch the video below and pay close attention.

https://youtu.be/Aggc-E0T2ak?si=Xk1F8CtTkaQV8TZ1

#4 Austria Fought Back Against Islam – Massive immigration that includes Islamists who are obsessed with conquering new nations is very clearly dangerous and even toxic. With so many illegal aliens/immigrants and Muslims in Europe, it is clear that the future of the Europeans is looking more uncertain as time passes. Among them is Austria which boldly made changes to prioritize its own people and preserve its rich culture by pushing back hard against Islamists. Already there were Islamic scandals that were uncovered there in Austria. Watch and learn from the Fall of Nations video below.

https://youtu.be/n5MVM52exGs?si=uH6a53eb4aE5fxWJ

#5 The Fall of BuzzFeed – Remember how popular BuzzFeed was? Even though a lot of people got lured by them, I never trusted BuzzFeed and I was never interested with their videos and other online gimmicks. BuzzFeed was also a very questionable participant in journalism no matter what they did to gain credibility. Fortunately for the world, BuzzFeed collapsed and deservedly so. To find out why, watch MAGAmark’s video below.

https://youtu.be/SikAZ0zaQ7g?si=BVVNDGBR0BgVg8-6

#6 Record-breaking Rainfall Hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan – Apart from being vulnerable to earthquakes which is connected with being located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan also has its share of struggles with immense rainfall and flooding. Recently, record-breaking rainfall hit Chiba Prefecture causing a lot of flood and hardship for the Japanese. If you were a constant visitor to Japan, was there ever a time when you got caught in heavy rain and flooding there? Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/5Su4DzVfZkk?si=r66FP6RNdsfHH-Vr

#7 Role-playing Games About 1990s Anime – Believe it or not, there are indeed role-playing games (RPGs) based on anime properties that were popular in the 1990s. Of course, a lot of those anime-based RPGs were released only in Japan and some of them became playable with English translations through digital patches, emulation and fan-made translations. If you are into retro gaming, anime, RPGs and the 1990s, watch the Gaming Broductions video below.

https://youtu.be/cK2Gp-mosxo?si=laqA-8XHec40S9zc

#8 Assorted Pacific Rim Reaction Videos – When Pacific Rim was released in cinemas worldwide in 2013, I never bothered to watch it in the local cinema. Here in the Philippines, there was a lot of pre-release buzz that Manila would appear in the movie and so many local film buffs got excited. The movie eventually grossed over $400 million worldwide through theaters and a lot of people enjoyed its high-quality visuals, intense battles and the special attention to detail invested on the size and scale of the locations. The movie has been featured in several reaction videos and posted below are the entertaining ones to watch.

https://youtu.be/k9jIe3pN6Dk?si=WM6NvAh-8gvx_Jow

https://youtu.be/uVEqUuGtrd4?si=J8kt1MeCAXL5yIhr

https://youtu.be/uoNPvcreM8s?si=UVW8q4m2a7ov9fLI

#9 Ranting for Vengeance Slams Video Essay Slop on YouTube – It is not a secret that YouTube is filled not only with artificial intelligence (AI) slop but also video essays made by individuals who arrogantly think of themselves as experts and wise creators. In his recent video, Ranting for Vengeance slammed the video essay slop on YouTube and explained in detail what kind of people created those videos, what their agenda and why people should not allow themselves to be influenced by them. I encourage you to watch the video below now.

https://youtu.be/r8hhXBuXNb4?si=z_nZ3U4n_QGwNaFC

#10 Shallow Focus is a Disease in Movies – There is a new trend that has influence the production of movies in Hollywood (AKA Commiewood) for many years now and it has literally become a disease which made the viewing of movies undesirable. The disease is shallow focus which occurs when the area of sharpness in front of a camera lens is very narrow which results in blurry backgrounds. Shallow focus is being abused in modern-day filmmaking and it is only getting worse. That said, I encourage you all to watch Rowan J Coleman’s video below and share it to as many film buffs as possible.

https://youtu.be/2I4X14L5WsA?si=cSdYmBW4QTsqR6hH

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Society must anticipate: prepare not for this year's climate but for the future climates. 🧵

#livability #climatePolicy #riskManagement #riskAssessment #policy #adaptation #forests #climateDrift #climateChange #heatwaves #naturalDisasters #resilience #agriculture #wildfires #poliSky #foresight

Society must anticipate: prepare not for this year's climate but for the future climates. 🧵

#futures #risks #risk #riskManagement #riskAssessment #livability #habitability #climatePolicy #policy #adaptation #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #climateFailure #climateCollapse #drought #heatwaves #naturalDisasters #resilience #agriculture #megafires #wildfire #wildfires

Disasters Avoided Newsletter 14: Good Governance
https://mailchi.mp/ff2948107282/the-disasters-avoided-newsletter

#DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters #Governance #GoodGovernance #BadGovernance

Satellites Reveal Earth Has a Surprising Symmetry In The Way It Reflects light And It Might Be Tied To The El Nino Cycle

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/25/satellites-reveal-earth-has-a-surprising-symmetry-in-the-way-it-reflects-light-and-it-might-be-tied-to-the-el-nino-cycle/

Satellites Reveal Earth Has a Surprising Symmetry In The Way It Reflects light And It Might Be Tied To The El Nino Cycle

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/25/satellites-reveal-earth-has-a-surprising-symmetry-in-the-way-it-reflects-light-and-it-might-be-tied-to-the-el-nino-cycle/

Satellites Reveal Earth Has a Surprising Symmetry In The Way It Reflects light And It Might Be Tied To The El Nino Cycle

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/25/satellites-reveal-earth-has-a-surprising-symmetry-in-the-way-it-reflects-light-and-it-might-be-tied-to-the-el-nino-cycle/

Satellites Reveal Earth Has a Surprising Symmetry In The Way It Reflects light And It Might Be Tied To The El Nino Cycle

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/25/satellites-reveal-earth-has-a-surprising-symmetry-in-the-way-it-reflects-light-and-it-might-be-tied-to-the-el-nino-cycle/

Satellites Reveal Earth Has a Surprising Symmetry In The Way It Reflects light And It Might Be Tied To The El Nino Cycle

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/25/satellites-reveal-earth-has-a-surprising-symmetry-in-the-way-it-reflects-light-and-it-might-be-tied-to-the-el-nino-cycle/

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/watch-duty-is-adding-flood-alerts-to-its-wildfire-app/

Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính đã phát động "Chiến dịch Quang Trung" nhằm thần tốc xây dựng và sửa chữa nhà ở cho các gia đình bị thiệt hại do thiên tai tại miền Trung. Đây là nỗ lực hỗ trợ người dân sớm ổn định cuộc sống.

#ChiếnDịchQuangTrung #MiềnTrung #ThiênTai #XâyDựngNhàỞ #ThủTướng
#QuangTrungCampaign #CentralVietnam #NaturalDisasters #HousingReconstruction #PrimeMinister

https://vietnamnet.vn/thu-tuong-phat-dong-chien-dich-quang-trung-than-toc-xay-sua-nha-o-mien-trung-2468053.html

Recently published:
 
1. "Planetary Dysregulation and Our #MentalHealth" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202510/planetary-dysregulation-and-our-mental-health
 
2. "The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on #Health and #ClimateChange" https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01919-1/abstract #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate
 
3. "Operational #Ethics for Researching #Geohazards" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03754-1_5 #Geoethics
 
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters).

#RadioactiveWaste leakage would be threat to area: critic

By Doug Diaczuk The Chronicle-Journal Apr 22, 2025

"A radioactive waste specialist from the United States says #NuclearWaste disposal sites place a giant bullseye on an area, as well as all communities along the transportation route, and residents of Northern #Ontario should take notice.

"#KevinKamps, a radioactive waste specialist with #BeyondNuclear, a non-profit advocacy group in the United States, will be speaking in Thunder Bay at Environment North's annual meeting on Wednesday [April 23].

"Kamps has opposed several nuclear waste sites across North America, including a site in the #YuccaMountains in #Nevada and a site at #Kincardine in #Ontario at the #BruceNuclear Generating Station.

" 'That was a 20-year campaign all told, but we prevailed in the end,' Kamps said of the Kincardine site in an interview with The Chronicle-Journal.

"The Nuclear Waste Management Organization [#NWM] identified a site between #Ignace and #Wabigoon Lake as the location for a proposed deep geological repository [#DGR] for #SpentFuel from #Canadian #NuclearPower plants.

"Last summer, the #TownshipOfIgnace expressed a willingness to be the host community for the repository following a survey showing the majority of residents supported the site.

"But several #FirstNation communities have spoken out in opposition to the site, citing #environmental concerns and the safety of transporting spent fuel through the region.

"Kamps said if anything was to go wrong at the deep geological repository site it would be catastrophic: 'for all points #downstream, #downwind, up the #FoodChain, down the generations.'

" 'In your neck of the woods, what I find ironic is the current target in your area is just outside of the #GreatLakes basin and I think it is a raw political calculation to try to silence what has been more than a decade of U.S. congressional opposition to the #LakeHuronDump,' he said.

" 'Now magically a site has been chosen outside of the Great Lakes basin.'

"There are many safety concerns to take into consideration when it comes to nuclear waste, Kamps said, beginning with the transportation of nuclear material to the site itself.

" 'One of the most controversial aspects is the transportation component, because it makes it everyone's problem along those routes,' he said. 'So that is another part of our challenge, to educate communities that would be along the most likely transportation route, be it road, rail, or waterway.'

"Then there is the site itself, which Kamps said could be vulnerable to #ExtremeWeather, #NaturalDisasters, or even potential attacks.

" 'You had better know your geology really well because if and when this starts leaking from its containers into the geology, then it's a question of how long will it take to mix with underground waterflows and perhaps even surface waterflows,' he said. 'And then the risk flows with the water, and with the air.'

"For those opposed to such sites, Kamps said the best way to fight back is through the democratic process and engaging with government representatives at all levels.

"He cited the opposition to the #Kincardine site that was a 20-year fight and the role First Nations communities played.

" 'An important part of that was the #SaugeenOjibwayNation who asked good questions and in the end voted 86 per cent no to that dump coming into their community,' he said.

"In terms of what to do with nuclear waste from generating stations, Kamps said it should stay at the site of origin."

Source:
https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/local/radioactive-waste-leakage-would-be-threat-to-area-critic/article_f0dd8d6f-f8db-404e-ac4c-3e91b5330af2.html

#EnvironmentalRacism #GreatLakesBasin #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NuclearDumping #ClimateChange #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #NoDumpingWithoutConsent

Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.
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https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/why-geological-maps-are-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of/ <-- shared opinion piece
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https://profession.americangeosciences.org/reports/geological-mapping-economics/ <-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis
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https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positions/position3.aspx <-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal
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[I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]
#geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic #USA #costbenefit #geologicmapping #metrics #usecase #fedscience #appliedscience #engineeringgeology #spatial #GIS #construction #resources #naturalresources #engineering #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #payoff #investment #massmovement #groundwater #waterresources #water #hydrology #rareearth #minerals #mining #oilandgas #exploration #underground #money #economics #publicgood #publicvalue #investment

Notre Dame News: Simple changes to social media messaging can help persuade people to heed wildfire evacuation orders . “Effective communication during disasters is critical to saving lives, but getting people to heed warnings and follow evacuation orders can sometimes prove difficult. Relief organizations’ updates can inadvertently heighten fear and reduce public compliance with safety […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/10/notre-dame-news-simple-changes-to-social-media-messaging-can-help-persuade-people-to-heed-wildfire-evacuation-orders/

#earthquake #volcano #naturaldisasters #hamradio #emergencycommunications
Public Service Message from the Lost Cabin Press for the New Year. If there is no phone, no internet and no help, Ham Radio will always work. No expensive massive equipment or towering antennas needed, a simple transceiver, battery, some wire, a few watts and the world will hear you. A license (in the USA) is easy and cheap to obtain. There are thousands of radio operators on 24/7 around the world that communicate daily

I am giving a #webinar
"#Disasters are not natural - but don't blame #ClimateChange"
Wednesday 25 January 2023
1600-1800 UK time
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/hrd-disasters-are-not-natural

#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Climate #CCA #adaptation #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #NoNaturalDisasters #DisastersAreNotNatural (so avoid the terms #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters).