In the 02/03/2026 edition:
This news roundup highlights recent global developments in climate risk and early warning systems, focusing on intensifying extreme weather events, advances in forecasting technologies, and growing efforts to strengthen resilience and disaster risk reduction across regions.
News: Strengthening Mozambique’s early warning systems through meteorological and hydrological capacity building
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Feb 02, 2026 04:52 pm
The country’s National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NMHS) is being strengthened to improve national early warning systems and close critical gaps. The project has focused in particular on Pillar 2 of the EW4All Programmatic Framework.
News: Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion tonne annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia
By Chinese Academy of Sciences on Feb 02, 2026 04:15 pm
A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the “Asian Water Tower”.
News: Extreme hourly rainfall is increasing in Italy: insights from high-resolution climate reanalysis
By European Geosciences Union on Feb 02, 2026 04:09 pm
Extreme hourly rainfall in Italy is rising, driven by convective storms. High‑resolution reanalysis shows sharp increases in several regions, raising flash‑flood and landslide risks and underscoring the need for updated climate planning.
News: Celebrating 10 years of prepared international and giving back
By Prepared International (PPI) on Feb 02, 2026 03:33 pm
Prepared International is pleased to be launching a new initiative. For a limited number of selected partners, we are offering up to 8 hours of free, tailored consultation over a 3‑week period, focused entirely on the topic you identify as your priority
News: Living with a restless giant: The challenge of multi-risk management and communication at Campi Flegrei Volcano
By European Geosciences Union on Feb 02, 2026 03:19 pm
The article argues that managing the multi-risk environment of Campi Flegrei system requires rethinking how science, governance, and communication operate under deep uncertainty.
News: Local resilience can mitigate climate conflicts in the Pacific
By Toda Peace Institute on Feb 02, 2026 03:19 pm
Pacific Island countries have received scarce attention in research on climate change and conflict. This is surprising given the Pacific Island countries’ high climate vulnerability and increasing geopolitical relevance.
News: “Jerk”, a promising new method for early warning of volcanic eruptions
By Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) on Feb 02, 2026 02:53 pm
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers and engineers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences present a new detection method, called “Jerk”, using a single broadband seismometer.
News: With waters rising, Pennsylvania’s historical treasures must ‘adapt or collapse’
By Inside Climate News on Feb 01, 2026 12:00 pm
As climate change intensifies flooding, Pennsylvania’s historic sites built along waterways are increasingly vulnerable, making adaptation a “critical, absolute need” to avoid permanent loss.
News: Study: Extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean are becoming more frequent and severe
By University at Albany on Jan 30, 2026 03:45 pm
A study led by climatologists at the University at Albany finds that extreme heat waves across the Caribbean are becoming significantly more frequent, longer and severe.
News: Yes, climate change can supercharge a winter storm. Here’s how.
By Grist Magazine on Jan 30, 2026 03:18 pm
Feel like you’re at the North Pole at the moment? There’s good reason for that.
News: Five smart ways to reduce wildfire risk before the blaze begins
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jan 30, 2026 03:06 pm
These five practical strategies can help reduce wildfire risk before the first flames flicker. Drawn from real-world examples, these action-oriented techniques show that effective preparation makes a real difference when wildfire season ignites.
News: Strengthening workforce resilience in a changing climate
By Aon PLC on Jan 30, 2026 02:45 pm
This article explains how increasingly frequent extreme weather events are disrupting organisations and exposing new risks to employee safety and business continuity.
News: Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits
By Conversation Media Group, the on Jan 30, 2026 02:44 pm
A powerful winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 has been linked to more than 80 deaths.
News: La Niña, Climate change, high exposure and vulnerability combined led to devastating floods in parts of Southern Africa
By World Weather Attribution on Jan 30, 2026 02:26 pm
Researchers from Mozambique, South Africa, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, the United States, and the United Kingdom collaborated to assess the extent to which human-induced climate change altered the likelihood and intensity of a heavy rainfall event.
DRR Community Voices: Empowering children with free DRR materials: COPE Disaster Champions, 10 years in the making
By Martha Keswick, Lina Suárez on Jan 30, 2026 02:19 pm
In each of the COPE books, the squad heads off on missions to disaster-prone areas to teach other kids how to be ready for disasters, how to become agents of change in their communities and deliver a clear key DRR message.
News: Anatomy of a heatwave: how a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in the southeast
By Conversation Media Group, the on Jan 30, 2026 01:34 pm
Heatwaves are complex. As Australia gets hotter, understanding these dangerous phenomena is essential.
News: Wetlands do not need to be flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit, shows study
By University of Copenhagen on Jan 30, 2026 01:00 pm
In Denmark, the plan is to flood 140,000 hectares of low-lying land such as bogs and meadows as part of the Green Tripartite Agreement. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that this is not the best solution for the climate.
News: UN urges strengthened risk management and early warning for industrial and natural hazards and launches updated UNECE Industrial Accident Notification System
By United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on Jan 30, 2026 12:40 pm
A first of its kind United Nations Global Seminar on Early Warning, Pollution Remediation and Environmental Liability called for urgent action to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) to fully address technological and Natech disasters.
News: Insights for making quick clay landslides less quick
By Eos – AGU on Jan 30, 2026 10:55 am
Quick‑clay landslides occur when salt‑depleted marine clays suddenly liquefy. New modelling shows divalent salts strengthen clay more effectively, offering potential for safer, more sustainable soil‑stabilisation methods.
News: Financing a safer future in an age of growing disaster risks – Türkiye
By World Bank, the on Jan 29, 2026 05:54 pm
Türkiye sits at the crossroads of natural hazards. The question is no longer whether the next disaster will occur, but how prepared the country is to protect lives, livelihoods, and public finances when it does.
News: Ahead of the storm: From reactive to proactive disaster response
By United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Jan 29, 2026 05:52 pm
As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, the challenge is no longer just about responding; it’s about acting early to protect the most vulnerable, especially children, before hazards reach their peak.
News: This week’s Arctic onslaught and how it compares to blasts from the past
By Yale Climate Connections on Jan 29, 2026 05:03 pm
Winter weather has to push uphill in our warming climate, but this event could set records for total damage and in some areas for prolonged cold.
News: Climate change and extreme weather events threats to African malaria control says new study
By Met Office on Jan 29, 2026 05:00 pm
A study published in Nature presents the first detailed projections of how climate change may impact malaria transmission in Africa.
News: The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: Lots of old poles
By Grist Magazine on Jan 29, 2026 04:59 pm
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
News: NASA science flights venture to improve severe winter weather warnings
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Jan 29, 2026 04:53 pm
A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms.
News: Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire islanders over climate adaptation, court rules
By Guardian, the (UK) on Jan 29, 2026 04:50 pm
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis.
News: AI model forecasts severe thunderstorms 4 hours ahead with higher accuracy
By PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd on Jan 29, 2026 04:41 pm
Researchers have developed an AI model that can predict dangerous convective storms—including Black Rainstorms, thunderstorms and extreme heavy rainfall—up to four hours before they strike.
News: AI-driven study reveals how land use acts as a “silent amplifier” of extreme heat
By Griffith University on Jan 29, 2026 03:55 pm
A study using Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has revealed land-use change – particularly deforestation and unplanned agricultural expansion – is dramatically intensifying heatwaves across Africa.
News: Statistical method more accurately predicts landslide risk
By São Paulo Research Foundation (Agência FAPESP) on Jan 29, 2026 12:07 pm
A relatively simple statistical analysis method can more accurately predict the risk of landslides caused by heavy rain, according to a study coordinated by Brazilian researchers.
News: Study: Concordia finds snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians
By Concordia University on Jan 29, 2026 12:00 pm
Concordia study finds snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians
News: We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Jan 29, 2026 11:59 am
Australia already knows how to cool cities, yet we are failing to do it. Why?
News: Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jan 29, 2026 09:57 am
SRSG Kamal Kishore shares some reflections on wildfire disasters, offering ten fundamentals for reducing wildfire risk.
News: Hungary and Serbia strengthen cooperation to manage flood and drought risks on the Tisza River
By European Commission on Jan 29, 2026 08:46 am
Hungary and Serbia are improving joint flood and drought management on the Tisza River through an EU‑backed project that shares data, enhances forecasting with AI, and supports monitoring, cleanup, and public awareness.
News: Hungary: Researchers join the preparatory work for the European Space Agency’s plasma observatory mission
By National University of Public Service, Hungary on Jan 29, 2026 08:46 am
The researchers aim to produce the most detailed mapping of space weather to date and to gain a deeper understanding of the processes that lead to the formation of strong geomagnetic storms.
News: EU faces a €70 billion annual bill to adapt to climate change by 2050
By Open Access Government on Jan 28, 2026 09:14 pm
The European Union will need to invest around €70 billion every year until 2050 to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action.
News: An obscure provision in FEMA’s program to prevent disaster is making serious flooding worse
By Circle of Blue on Jan 28, 2026 09:05 pm
An outdated federal rule is routinely blocking projects to improve water quality, prevent erosion, and reduce flooding.
News: Public Warning Systems: Intersec launches accessibility frameworks to remove barriers to global adoption
By InterSectoral Flood Network of Quebec (RIISQ) on Jan 28, 2026 08:56 pm
Intersec, the global leader in mobile metadata solutions and public warning systems (PWS), today announced the launch of its “Accessibility Frameworks.”
News: Fight against climate change: ARC now covers floods
By African Risk Capacity on Jan 28, 2026 04:58 pm
ARC has launched Africa’s first sovereign parametric flood insurance policy, marking a major innovation in climate risk financing and strengthening African countries’ capacity to respond to the growing impacts of climate change.
News: Climate-resilient development in Uganda
By Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on Jan 28, 2026 02:51 pm
For Uganda, sustained, multi-year investment in climate-resilient, electrified industrialization offers a lower risk, lower cost approach to growing incomes and creating jobs.
News: Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability
By Conversation Media Group, the on Jan 28, 2026 02:14 pm
Landslides in New Zealand’s hilly terrain typically result from a combination of preconditioning factors, many of which are influenced by human activity.
News: Another heatwave is on its way – new analysis shows Australian heatwaves 5-times more likely, expert explains
By Western Sydney University on Jan 28, 2026 01:58 pm
A global team of leading researchers found that similar three-day heat events that were experienced across Australia in early January 2026, should now be expected once every 5 years, instead of once every 25 years.
News: NZ’s sodden January explained: what’s driven this month’s big wet?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Jan 28, 2026 01:39 pm
It has been a month of umbrellas rather than sunscreen across much of New Zealand, with persistent rain, low sunshine and deadly storms dominating headlines and daily life.
News: Strengthening flood resilience in rapidly growing cities
By World Bank, the on Jan 28, 2026 01:39 pm
Among the most frequent natural hazards, floods pose a recurrent threat to the lives and livelihoods of over 4 billion people who reside in urban areas, including cities.
News: How hybrid wheat could change farming
By University of Sydney on Jan 28, 2026 01:34 pm
Working with local farmers, University of Sydney scientists have developed a hybrid wheat to deliver tougher, higher-yielding crops to support Australian growers and feed communities around the world.
News: Avalanche winter 1951 redefines barrier technology
By WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF on Jan 28, 2026 01:19 pm
After 1951, the SLF stepped up its research into avalanche protection. The findings led to a move away from walls, the usual defence mechanism until then, towards the snow bridges and snow nets that remain common today.
News: Our disasters, ‘their’ management: Need to break the chain of complacency and ‘not questioning’
By Daily Star, the – Bangladesh on Jan 28, 2026 01:12 pm
To make disaster management in Bangladesh more people-sensitive and responsive, greater emphasis is needed on community-centred and inclusive approaches rather than a predominantly top-down system.
News: How heat research is keeping professional tennis safe
By University of Sydney on Jan 28, 2026 01:11 pm
With extreme heat a growing challenge for summer sport, University of Sydney researchers are working with Tennis Australia to develop evidence-based tools to keep players safe at the Australian Open.
News: Jaitpur’s emerging model of climate resilience
By CounterCurrents on Jan 28, 2026 01:07 pm
Making agricultural and rural development climate resilient is a growing challenge. What is of crucial importance is that sustainable rural livelihoods should be protected and in fact strengthened further.
News: Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds
By University of Kansas (KU) on Jan 28, 2026 11:12 am
Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory’s Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers and the general public well before tornado formation
News: Climate change threatens the world’s drinking water
By Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences (ISCR) on Jan 28, 2026 10:45 am
Climate change intensifies groundwater contamination via multiple pathways, calling for urgent, coordinated adaptation. The article highlights the growing climate pressures on drinking water systems and outlines pathways to climate-resilient solutions.
News: Between dust and deluge: The women on Brazil’s water frontlines
By Onewater on Jan 28, 2026 10:19 am
In the drought-stricken backlands of the sertão and the flooded river communities of the Amazon, women lead their households and communities through survival and recovery.
News: Tokyo travel agency offers hands-on evacuation shelter experience
By Kyodo News on Jan 28, 2026 10:03 am
A Tokyo-based travel agency is promoting a program that allows participants to experience simulated evacuation living, saying the hands-on training can help people cope with temporary shelters in the event of natural disasters.
News: Vanuatu communities move to protect taro, an ancestral climate-resilient crop (analysis)
By Mongabay on Jan 28, 2026 03:01 am
Communities are now fighting to reinvigorate taro cultivation because it’s more resilient to climate shocks: storms have led to the islands being cut off from food shipments, but those with healthy taro crops were able to feed themselves and others.
News: Sea level at Visakhapatnam projected to increase by up to 98 cm by 2100
By New Indian Express, the on Jan 27, 2026 04:54 pm
Visakhapatnam is projected to see a significant rise in sea levels by the end of the century, with increases of up to 98 cm under high-emissions scenarios.
News: NOAA launches wildfire data portal, expanding public access to satellite fire information
By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Jan 27, 2026 04:51 pm
In response to the growing threat of wildland fires to local communities, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) has developed a new Wildland Fire Data Portal.
News: Smoke from wildfires linked to 17,000 strokes in the US alone
By European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on Jan 27, 2026 04:45 pm
People exposed to wildfire smoke have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.
News: A winter storm fueled by global warming tests U.S. disaster response
By Inside Climate News on Jan 27, 2026 04:39 pm
Climate change is making disasters more intense and unpredictable. FEMA is less prepared than it was a year ago.
News: Major competition undergoes sudden change as catastrophic threat looms over venue: ‘Some of the most significant … we have seen’
By The Cool Down on Jan 27, 2026 04:35 pm
The Australian Open tennis tournament, scheduled for the second half of January amid peak summer weather in the Southern Hemisphere, has been forced to rearrange some of its matches and adjust court assignments.
News: Global population living with extreme heat to double by 2050
By Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment on Jan 27, 2026 04:08 pm
A University of Oxford study finds that almost half the world’s population will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels – a scenario that climate scientists see as likely.
News: Did You Feel It? Expanding use of an earthquake crowdsourcing tool
By University of Michigan on Jan 27, 2026 03:45 pm
The platform that rapidly maps earthquake damage can collect more global shaking intensity observations by supporting more languages and increasing social media traffic.