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Keep up to date with the latest research on disaster risk and resilience on the PreventionWeb knowledge base.

Explore cutting-edge research on disaster risk reduction and resilience through PreventionWeb's dedicated research briefs section. Our platform curates and highlights the most recent academic studies, providing valuable insights into disaster risk management. Each research brief distills key findings from peer-reviewed journals and academic publications.

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These briefs are designed to keep you informed about the latest scientific advances. Links to the full publications are always included, ensuring easy access to in-depth knowledge. Please note that this section exclusively features academic research, distinct from reports by international organizations or Non-Governmental Organisations.

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Hotter weather threatens heart health, Australian study warns

Extreme heat is putting people in Australia at serious risk of heart problems and premature deaths, according to new research. As the climate warms, rising temperatures could more than double Australia's burden of cardiovascular diseases by 2050.

Mongabay
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Study lays out scientific path to recouping climate costs

A new study provides a tool for potentially recouping the costs of extreme weather amplified by climate change. It offers a scientific framework that can be used to trace specific climate damages back to emissions from individual fossil fuel companies.

Dartmouth College
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Study: Job growth fastest in the West where wildfire risk is the highest

New research shows that job growth in our region has been faster in areas with serious wildfire danger, a trend that raises the prospect of serious economic fallout from major blazes.

NPR
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Study applies AI to social media posts to estimate earthquake ground shaking intensity

Researchers show that Google’s LLM Gemini can comb through these social media posts to provide estimates of earthquake ground shaking intensity corresponding to Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale scores typically used to measure earthquake severity.

Seismological Society of America
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Researchers develop machine learning models to predict storm surge using hybrid wind field

A research team led by Prof. MAO Miaohua at the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a method for predicting storm surges.

Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York by 3 degrees and trapped air toxicants

Like a smoky umbrella, wildfire smoke particles blocked incoming solar radiation, cooling the areas below. However, the cooling smoke layer also trapped harmful airborne contaminants.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Scientists decode ocean patterns to predict China's persistent summer rains

A recent study reveals that global ocean patterns can act as early warning signals for extreme summer rainfall in China.

Chinese Academy of Sciences
A Ming dynasty bridge is exposed by very low water levels in a river in Jiangxi province, China
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Modeling the past, present, and future of drought

A new study combines historical observations, climate modeling, and data from tree rings to create a fuller picture of historic as well as potential drought conditions.

Eos - AGU

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