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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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Rock and soil cover destroyed houses in La Conchita, California after a landslide tore through the community in 2005.
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Mapping landslide risk in the United States and Puerto Rico

A new method provides highly accurate continental-scale landslide susceptibility maps that are being used in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Eos - AGU
Aerial picture of a flooded Texan residential area
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The hidden health toll of hurricanes

The insidious and silent harms of these powerful storms can linger for weeks to years, long after wind, waves, and water recede.
Yale Climate Connections
A call center operator in Thiruvananthapuram, India takes a call
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Extreme heat in South Asia challenges worker performances

UC San Diego’s Teevrat Garg explores how extreme heat affects workforces in low- and middle-income countries.
University of California, San Diego
Logistics and transport of container ships and cargo aircraft with crane bridge in the shipyard
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Latin America-Caribbean shipping struggles amid geopolitical and climate crises

Investment in port infrastructure, capacity-building and climate resilience is necessary to tackle challenges linked to supply chain disruptions and maritime connectivity.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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Documents and publications

Countering disinformation and misinformation in animal health emergencies

The guidelines listed in this document provide a starting point for organisations working in animal health emergencies, to prepare for, detect and respond to disinformation and misinformation.
Antarctica
Research briefs

A blueprint for mapping melting ice sheets

Stanford researchers have created an open-source tool so other scientists can make ice-penetrating radar systems at a fraction of the cost of current methods. Ice-penetrating radar is a core toolto monitor rising sea levels.
Stanford University
Forest Wild fire near houses on Portugal Summer
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Where there’s smoke: the rising death toll from climate-charged fire in the landscape

Researchers behind a new study estimated how much of the historical burden of fire smoke-related deaths might be attributable to climate change. They found a considerably increasing proportion, from 1.2% in the 1960s to 12.8% in the 2010s.
Conversation Media Group, the
A small stream flowing out of the top of the Carpathian Mountains, general view from the drone.
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Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding

Trees help prevent floods by intercepting rain, stabilizing soil, and absorbing water, reducing surface runoff and peak river levels. Strategic tree planting can slow water flow and protect against floods, as seen in projects like those in Somerset.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications

Climate and equity: a framework to understand welfare impacts and guide policy action

To guide policy action, this document sets out a framework for thinking about the relationship between climate and poverty, and how climate change and climate policies affect household welfare.
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Documents and publications

The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades

In this article the authors show that since satellites began observing sea surface heights in 1993 until the end of 2023, global mean sea level has risen by 111 mm.
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