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Highlights from the Annual Conference of the Natural Hazards Center, July 2023

Recovery Diva

For many of us the annual conference of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado/Boulder was a “must attend” event for many years.

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Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. Holling, C.S Manyena, B.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 Floods and storms were the most prevalent events.”. The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires , and extreme temperature events.

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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

Emergency Planning

In reality, it is at least equally likely that the major burden the UK will have to bear will involve natural hazards such as storms, heatwaves, wildfire or cold and snow. In the new version of the NRR natural hazards are given shorter descriptions and less prominence than that attributed to hostile risks. (f)

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More Tornado Info from ASCE

Recovery Diva

ASCE has generously compiled many of the important publications that has given many in the natural hazards research hope that perennial problems of catastrophic destruction of houses and other buildings by tornadoes can be eliminated: [link] These publications are freely available for access and download through 28 February 2022.

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Foresight

Emergency Planning

It is obvious that military instability is likely to complicate and retard the process of getting natural hazard impacts under control. Inspired by the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago Francis Fukuyama wrote his treatise on The End of History (Fukuyama 1992).

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Creating effective warnings for all

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Natural hazards, public health emergencies, and other crises can strike at any moment, putting lives and livelihoods at risk. The “Creating Effective Warnings for All” event not only showcased the various stakeholders’ commitment to safety but also served as a catalyst for innovative dialogue.