Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummeled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia's western Sumatra island to the highland plantations of Sri Lanka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/indonesia-sri-lanka-flood-hardships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #srilanka #disasters #floods
NHK: Death toll from heavy rain in Asia climbs to over 1,300, more than 900 missing
NHK: Death toll from heavy rain in Asia climbs to over 1,300, more than 900 missing
Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
(Palos Verdes; electric utilities refuse to keep on reconnecting homes built on a moving prehistoric landslide that is moving inexorably into the Pacific).
LA Times: A scenic L.A. suburb with ocean views went off grid. How are residents surviving?
I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here:
Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers
It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts. Although I've never been a big fan of the consumer free-for-all at this time of the year, it is a great opportunity to pick up some disaster preparedness stocking stuffers! Here's my annual list of some of my favorite stocking stuffers that can help you and your loved ones get through the next disaster or emergency.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/disaster-75608678
#holidays #shopping #disasters #DisasterPreparedness #ExtremeWeather #climateemergency
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster.
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here:
Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers
It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts. Although I've never been a big fan of the consumer free-for-all at this time of the year, it is a great opportunity to pick up some disaster preparedness stocking stuffers! Here's my annual list of some of my favorite stocking stuffers that can help you and your loved ones get through the next disaster or emergency.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/disaster-75608678
#holidays #shopping #disasters #DisasterPreparedness #ExtremeWeather #climateemergency
"Issuance Delay" is the huge problem with wildfires! (and warnings not being issued at all...)
Oooh.... 😬
"...in the Joplin tornado, people got a 5 minute warning of an impending tornado, and then were found dead in rubble, with their hands on their cell phone as they were milling, trying to talk to other people..."
Oooh, this is a good one!
Federal Emergency Management Agency
PrepTalks: Dr. Dennis Mileti "Modernizing Public Warning Messaging"
"Issuance Delay" is the huge problem with wildfires! (and warnings not being issued at all...)
CNN: New reports paint picture of an ‘extremely dangerous’ future with warming expected to blow past key limit
(paywall)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
The Guardian: ‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
A strong earthquake killed at least nine people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday, just months after another deadly tremor left the country reeling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/northern-afghanistan-strong-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #afghanistan #earthquakes #disasters
Samantha Montano/Disasterology
"Just days after I sent the newsletter, a federal three-judge panel reversed the previous ruling that required Florida to cease operations at the Everglades Concentration Camp. Now, because of the government shutdown, the appeals process has come to a standstill (more detailed legal timeline here). In the midst of all this, while Florida argued that federal laws should not apply to the Camp because it was run by the state, FDEM applied for and received a $608 million grant administered by FEMA to cover the cost of the Concentration Camps. Yes, “camps” plural because FDEM has barreled on ahead with “Deportation Depot”.
I was pleased to hear from so many emergency managers (and others) about how they, too, are horrified by what is happening in Florida. My inclination that many people in our field simply did not know about FDEM being used in this way seemed to be correct. I will admit to being disappointed in how few people felt they were able to say so publicly. If you cannot speak out against concentration camps, I have to wonder what you can speak out about. We are in real trouble here."
Florida’s emergency manager has a new job: Detaining immigrants
Kevin Guthrie operates "Alligator Alcatraz." Some emergency managers worry that could scare Hispanic residents away from seeking help in a hurricane or other disaster.
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #ICE #Fascism #ConcentrationCamps
NBC News: Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history
“There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson, the principal director of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service.
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/tropical-storm-melissa-hurricane-updates-rcna239732
NBC News: Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history
“There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson, the principal director of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service.
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/tropical-storm-melissa-hurricane-updates-rcna239732
New York Times: A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most
Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.
"...After a deadly flash flood swept through Kerr County in central Texas this summer, rescuers combed dozens of miles along the Guadalupe River, looking for survivors. The grueling job was made more difficult because the radio system they needed to coordinate the response was not up to the task... It was a frustrating mix of problems, made even more troubling because Kerr County had just spent $7 million to overhaul its radio communication system. But the deficiencies were no accident: The new network installed by Motorola Solutions excluded about a quarter of the county’s sprawling territory from reliable coverage for portable radios, leaving dead zones around Camp Mystic and other areas along the river.,,,."
New York Times: A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most
Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.
"...After a deadly flash flood swept through Kerr County in central Texas this summer, rescuers combed dozens of miles along the Guadalupe River, looking for survivors. The grueling job was made more difficult because the radio system they needed to coordinate the response was not up to the task... It was a frustrating mix of problems, made even more troubling because Kerr County had just spent $7 million to overhaul its radio communication system. But the deficiencies were no accident: The new network installed by Motorola Solutions excluded about a quarter of the county’s sprawling territory from reliable coverage for portable radios, leaving dead zones around Camp Mystic and other areas along the river.,,,."