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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.

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16 October 2024

Building climate and disaster-resilient schools

Practical guidelines for building learning spaces that can withstand disasters.

United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)

Educational materials

17 October 2024

Tsunamis 2024

This child-friendly booklet is for kids who are 6-12 years old to. It generates tsunami awareness among children through animated characters and simple but strong messages.

Flooded road in Florida after heavy hurricane rainfall

Update

15 October 2024

Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes? Two conspiracy theory psychologists explain

Disasters often spark conspiracy theories about weather manipulation, as people seek control in the face of uncertainty. Promoting critical thinking and improving disaster preparedness can reduce these beliefs and help encourage actions.

Conversation Media Group, the

This image shows a group of refugees walking in a cornfield. They are Syrian refugees who are crossing the border to reach the EU.

Research briefs

15 October 2024

Climate change impacts internal migration worldwide

A study analyzes how climate factors like drought and aridity drive internal migration, especially in rural and agriculturally dependent regions, showing regional differences and the policy needs to address migration drivers and support affected areas.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

This image shows a mosquito sitting on human skin.

Update

15 October 2024

The growing threat of climate-sensitive infectious diseases

Extreme weather events and warming temperatures are giving many infectious diseases opportunities to expand to new regions, putting billions of people at risk.

Carbon Brief

Update

14 October 2024

New risks raise pandemic threat on a global scale

A GPMB report urges urgent investment in resilient healthcare, cross-sector collaboration, and addressing risks like cyber-attacks and misinformation. Recent outbreaks, including Marburg and H5N1, show global vulnerability to pandemics.

Global Preparedness Monitoring Board

Update

15 October 2024

Strengthening locally led anticipatory action in Pakistan

Locally led anticipatory action - where communities prepare for forecastable hazards before they occur - provides a sustainable, community-centred approach to disaster management.

Anticipation Hub

Update

11 October 2024

Eyeing the damage of hurricane season

As hurricane season continues to affect communities, researchers at Texas A&M are using AI to assess the damage.

Texas A&M University System

Research briefs

9 October 2024

UC Irvine scientists track and analyze lofted embers that cause spot fires

Live field experiments in Sierra Nevada mountains are first of their kind

University of California, Irvine

officer checking the condition of the solar panel, early warning system, in anticipation of landslides

Research briefs

11 October 2024

Machine learning could improve extreme weather warnings

A deep learning technique could reduce the error in 10-day weather forecasts by more than 90%, allowing communities to better prepare for extreme events such as heat waves.

Eos - AGU