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For people in Ireland and Britain, the type of destructive wildfires that ravage southern Europe each summer can seem like a distant problem. But these fires are not confined to the dry Mediterranean landscapes of Spain, Portugal and Greece. In recent years, they have started to extend into regions more commonly associated with rain-soaked hills and bogs. This #PreventionWeb highlight was authored by Will Hayes of the University of London, and was published in The Conversation UK. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6wr8qWP

We tend to think of heatwaves as a health crisis – almost 490,000 people die from heat globally each year . But this doesn’t account for the destructive effects of extreme heat on the everyday lives of women in ways that don’t show up in mortality statistics. This research review, which looks at examples across Oceania, Africa and Asia finds that the people who are forced to adapt to the greatest extent are the ones that climate policies ignore the most. This #PreventionWeb highlight was authored by Febe De Geest and Sergio Jarillo, and was published by The Conversation Australia + NZ 👉 https://ow.ly/BzSo50Z3hUv

Researchers measured the Great Pyramid of Giza’s vibrations in ambient conditions. They found that its natural frequencies – the frequencies at which it “prefers” to vibrate – are mostly between about 2.0 and 2.6 hertz (cycles per second). The surrounding soil has a much lower dominant frequency, around 0.6Hz. Every structure has a natural rhythm. Push a child on a swing at the right moment and the motion grows; push at the wrong moment and little happens. Buildings and monuments behave similarly. If earthquake shaking matches a structure’s natural frequency, the motion can be amplified. This is called resonance, and it can be catastrophic. This #PreventionWeb highlight was authored by Colin Caprani and Scott Menegon, and was published in The Conversation Australia + NZ 👉 https://ow.ly/Mr2p50Z3hN2

⚠️ Are we ready? Epidemic diseases infect millions every year – and other disasters make the risk worse. Floods, earthquakes, and mass displacement stretch health systems, disrupt sanitation, and leave communities exposed. 🦠An epidemic is a disease outbreak affecting a region or population. When a new disease outbreak spreads globally, it becomes a pandemic. COVID-19 demonstrated how a pathogen can quickly cascade into a global disaster. 🏥Are we prepared for the next major outbreak, whatever form it takes? Preparedness means investing in resilient health infrastructure, early warning systems, hazard mapping, and national and local response plans – built and tested before they are needed. Discover the latest news and trusted, validated research on reducing risks associated with disease outbreaks. ➡️ https://ow.ly/suvi50Z3f9F

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Wild year-to-year swings — from punishing hyperactive seasons to quiet years with little activity — could well become the norm for future Atlantic hurricane seasons, according to recent climate change research. This #PreventionWeb highlight was authored by Jeff Masters and published by Yale Climate Connections 👉 https://lnkd.in/d3BS243v

By testing helium and carbon isotopes from geothermal springs along the Kafue Rift of Central Africa, scientists have detected changes in isotope ratios that reveal that the boundary has broken all the way through the Earth’s crust to the mantle, allowing fluids to escape the mantle and reach the surface. The Kafue Rift is part of the Southwest African Rift System, which runs from Tanzania to Namibia, which — if it continues to develop — could become a new plate boundary splitting Africa in half. This #PreventionWeb highlight was authored by Angharad B. Gillham and was published in Frontiers in Earth Science 👉 https://lnkd.in/dNCf-6Jg

Glad to see our recent work featured by PreventionWeb and gaining attention within the #DRR community. We hope this dataset and framework can support further research on disaster storylines, knowledge graphs, and #AI for risk analysis, while also serving as a practical resource for disaster managers, practitioners, and civil protection actors. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dJb6q9vh

Unpack 281 hazard definitions and analyses in the revised Hazard Information Profiles, on #PreventionWeb!