In the 10/13/2026 edition:
News: Japan university students create card game to make disaster preparedness fun
By Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., the – Mainichi Daily news, the on Oct 12, 2026 06:05 pm
A group of students at the Chiba University of Commerce has created a disaster preparedness card game whose name roughly translates as “Think Fast! Disaster Preparedness Match”.
News: A for Alert, B for Bunker: How Maharashtra’s school kids are learning disaster ABCs
By The Indian Express on Oct 12, 2026 05:57 pm
It began as an alphabet a disaster management officer made for his toddler. Now it’s in government classrooms across Maharashtra, teaching children words like evacuation and tsunami warning.
News: Empowering Bangkok communities to address extreme heat through risk mapping
By Asian Disaster Preparedness Center on Oct 12, 2026 05:29 pm
Participants from 25 organizations visited Bangkok’s Mahanak Mosque community during the Global Heat Forum 2026 to see how heat risk mapping helps residents identify vulnerable households, plan emergency responses and build resilience.
News: How rapid financing helped Madagascar recover after a devastating cyclone
By Global Shield Financing Facility on Oct 12, 2026 05:28 pm
Within seven days of the government’s request, the REPAIR programme mobilized more than US$15 million for Madagascar’s recovery from Cyclone Gezani, funding cash-for-work for 40,000 households and assistance for more than 400,000 people.
News: Three things to know about El Niño, climate change and global temperatures
By Climate Central on Oct 12, 2026 05:27 pm
A powerful El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific and is expected to influence global temperature and precipitation through 2027. Climate Central sets out how its warming effect compares with human-caused climate change.
News: Double shock: El Niño and rising global commodity prices in Kenya
By International Food Policy Research Institute on Oct 12, 2026 05:27 pm
Modelling by IFPRI and KIPPRA finds that El Niño-driven drought and higher fuel and fertilizer prices could cost Kenya up to 1.5 per cent of GDP in 2026, pushing 756,000 more people into poverty and 4.9 million into undernourishment.
News: What a record El Niño could potentially mean for European businesses
By Ernst & Young on Oct 12, 2026 05:26 pm
2026/27 El Niño could amplify existing vulnerabilities in commodities, energy and logistics. Organizations that combine scenarios and make shared dependencies visible can act sooner and better protect their strategy, business model and financial position
News: Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 12, 2026 05:24 pm
Study finds built-up areas potentially exposed to flooding in Nepal and neighbouring river catchments grew by 46% between 2016 and 2023. Rising exposure in valleys highlights the need to integrate disaster risk into land-use and infrastructure planning.
News: World Vision and VisionFund insurance advance climate protection for vulnerable communities in the Amazon Basin
By World Vision International on Oct 12, 2026 01:57 pm
World Vision and VisionFund are advancing a new generation of parametric meso climate insurance solutions designed to help vulnerable communities respond faster to floods, droughts and other climate shocks.
News: Six time-tested ways traditional knowledge is making homes around the world more resilient
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Oct 09, 2026 04:16 pm
Long before building codes, communities designed homes for earthquakes, heat and floods. Many of their techniques still work. Discover 6 examples of how time-tested traditional knowledge is making homes around the world more resilient. 🛖
News: Habitat for Humanity’s new global research reveals the hidden costs of housing
By Habitat for Humanity International on Oct 09, 2026 02:23 pm
The cost of housing is forcing millions of people into difficult trade-offs, at the expense of food, healthcare, financial security and major life decisions.
News: Working with nature makes the Netherlands more climate-resilient
By Deltares on Oct 09, 2026 01:34 pm
The Netherlands can prepare more effectively for the impacts of climate change by working with nature alongside technical measures.
DRR Community Voices: The last mile of disaster risk reduction is not a place. It is a person: DRMS 2.0
By Pramod Dabrase on Oct 09, 2026 12:08 pm
This blog’s author suggests moving from early warning to early action requires connecting authoritative risk intelligence with people’s current location, capabilities and ability to act.
News: Extreme drought and heat from the last El Niño signal a “new normal” for tropical forests
By EurekAlert on Oct 09, 2026 07:44 am
An international study reveals that the unprecedented heat stress of 2023–2024 will likely recur in the coming decades unless emissions are reduced. The Amazon is the most vulnerable region.
News: Five innovative ways to bring resilience home
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Oct 08, 2026 04:24 pm
When confronted by disaster, home is the first thing we fight to protect, and the first line of defence too. Resilience is innovated at the household level – through smarter design, better data and nature being put to work. 🌿
News: Australia’s bushfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change
By University of Melbourne on Oct 08, 2026 03:59 pm
Forest expansion and thickening after British colonization has created landscapes more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia’s bushfire crisis, a new study has found.
News: Playful preparedness: Prefigurative design in anticipation of disasters
By e-fllux on Oct 08, 2026 03:20 pm
Playful preparedness uses games, improvisation and creative activities to help communities anticipate disasters, build practical skills and imagine more inclusive, resilient ways of responding to future crises.
News: Newly available satellite data shows just how flawed some river models can be
By University of Massachusetts Amherst on Oct 07, 2026 04:07 pm
River models have long been used to estimate water in hard-to-reach or remote areas. New study from UMass Amherst shows the math can be off—way off.
News: Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change? Here’s what the latest indications show
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 07, 2026 04:07 pm
UK’s record-breaking heatwaves increased concern about climate change, but extreme weather alone rarely changes beliefs or behaviour. Effective communication and making climate-friendly choices affordable, convenient and safe are key to lasting change.
News: Practicing for the unexpected: How Guinea-Bissau is strengthening emergency preparedness
By Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR) on Oct 07, 2026 04:06 pm
When disasters strike in Guinea-Bissau, their effects can linger long after the immediate danger has passed. How quickly the government responds can shape how well lives are protected and how soon services, livelihoods, and communities recover.
News: El Niño and tropical Atlantic warming could offer early warning of extreme heat in the Amazon
By ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies on Oct 07, 2026 03:46 pm
El Niño and warming in the tropical Atlantic could help provide advance warning of extreme heat in the Amazon, with some signals appearing as much as seven months earlier, research has found.
News: How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 07, 2026 03:04 pm
An interpretable model is one that can be verified, discussed, and challenged. This is the prerequisite for AI to become a legitimate tool in water management.
News: The techniques AI uses to create images can help predict floods, researchers say
By Pennsylvania State University on Oct 07, 2026 03:00 pm
To produce predictions, generative AI models must be primed with existing information called training data, making predictions based on patterns observed in previous data sets.
News: This outbreak is unprecedented. The flawed financing response isn’t
By Centre for Disaster Protection on Oct 07, 2026 02:56 pm
It was May 2019, and I was in a large events hall in Goma — a venue built for social gatherings of the community. We weren’t there to celebrate. We were responding to what was then the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. With spreadsheets.
News: Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for climate change
By Grist Magazine on Oct 07, 2026 02:46 pm
The Supreme Court opened its 2026-2027 term Monday with a climate case: a lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado, against Exxon Mobil and Suncor, a Canadian oil company, over the costs of a warming planet.
DRR Community Voices: Financing infrastructure systems that help island communities choose their future
By Jessica Mosahari on Oct 07, 2026 11:56 am
Pacific SIDS need resilient, interconnected infrastructure and better-aligned climate finance to manage converging risks. The article highlights locally adapted standards, usable risk information, early warnings and coordinated, long-term investment.
News: S’pore sets up heat resilience office, invests $40m in heat research as part of new adaptation efforts
By Straits Times, the on Oct 06, 2026 08:31 pm
On addressing heat stress, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Janil Puthucheary said MSE has set up a new office to spearhead the Republic’s efforts in this area.
News: How WMO’s support helped strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems across diverse contexts
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Oct 06, 2026 08:24 pm
A publication highlights how WMO’s support is helping Bangladesh, Haiti, Liberia, Mozambique and Somalia strengthen observation, forecasting and early warning capacities as part of the Early Warnings for All initiative.
News: Govt steps up disaster preparedness with new weather app
By Daily Star, the – Bangladesh on Oct 06, 2026 08:21 pm
The application, named “Abhawa”, is designed to provide the public with easier access to official weather information and forecasts.
News: The 2025 Kamchatka tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours. Its rhythm could help tsunami warnings
By PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd on Oct 06, 2026 08:17 pm
Seventy-three years after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake of 1952 in the same region, Kamchatka has reminded us that it is one of the most efficient tsunami sources in the Pacific.
News: Board game helps players learn about climate impacts on tribal communities
By Yale Climate Connections on Oct 06, 2026 08:14 pm
Inspired by the Menominee Tribe and Reservation in Wisconsin, the game tasks players with responding to floods, fires, droughts, and other extreme weather events.
News: Rethinking resilience after Hurricane Helene
By Grist Magazine on Oct 06, 2026 08:10 pm
In the days and weeks after Hurricane Helene, people throughout western North Carolina and beyond found themselves thrust into new situations, forced to learn new skills to help themselves and their neighbors.
News: Extreme heat left this student athlete on life support. He won’t be the last.
By Grist Magazine on Oct 06, 2026 08:03 pm
Researchers have known for decades how to prevent and treat heat illness, but a patchwork of policies has left players like Matthew Mayich at risk.
News: Indonesia built its government seat in mapped volcano hazard zone: Now it must move
By Tech Times LLC on Oct 06, 2026 06:13 pm
Solok’s deadly 2026 flash flood exposed long-standing governance failures after a government complex was built in a mapped lahar hazard zone. Experts call for relocation, early warning, watershed restoration and stronger land-use planning.
News: As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 06, 2026 06:13 pm
Bangkok’s extreme flooding highlights how climate change, urbanization, land subsidence and intense rainfall are increasing flood risk, underscoring the need for resilient drainage, green infrastructure and stronger early warning systems.
News: How Indonesia is linking climate action and health
By Development Asia on Oct 06, 2026 03:11 pm
Indonesia is aligning policies and strengthening intra-government coordination to address the growing health risks of climate change.
News: How communities around the world are building resilient homes
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Oct 06, 2026 01:18 pm
Making homes more resilient is about understanding the risks people face, working with communities and finding solutions that help people live safely, before disaster strikes, not simply rebuild afterwards.
News: Colombia’s earthquake left two lists: community censuses and the official register
By The Politic on Oct 06, 2026 09:23 am
Along Colombia’s San Juan River, Afro Colombian community councils documented earthquake losses house by house – but only municipal authorities can enter those households into the national register that unlocks state assistance.
News: Post-alert messages should confirm safety first, not explain the error
By The Warn Room on Oct 06, 2026 09:08 am
Research on post-alert messaging finds that after a false alert people need two things: assurance the threat is over, and a plain statement that they are safe. Attribution comes later.
News: Unrelenting heat: Ten trends shaping heat action
By Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) on Oct 06, 2026 08:37 am
The Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) experts have identified ten key trends influencing heat action, driving the focus and prioritizing action for the Network and its numerous global, regional and national partners.
News: From hackathon to global recognition: How Bangladesh’s youth-led AI innovation is reshaping cyclone preparedness
By Start Network on Oct 06, 2026 08:25 am
Youth innovators in Bangladesh developed an AI-driven tool using a RAG framework to translate real-time weather forecasts into localized, Bangla-language, impact-based guidelines to support early action in coastal Bangladesh.
News: El Niño 2026–2027: Preparedness and resilience to protect development
By Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Oct 06, 2026 08:25 am
El Niño conditions have been observed in the tropical Pacific since June 2026, with forecasts indicating further strengthening through the end of 2026 and into early 2027, potentially making it one of the most intense events in decades.
News: ‘Nature-based’ solutions could save insurers and policyholders billions
By Inside Climate News on Oct 06, 2026 08:16 am
Wetlands restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows.
