Join us for an in-person workshop & roundtable 'Building Effective Health Warnings for Users: The First Mile' with CUAMM Doctors with Africa 30 Oct 2025, 14:00–18:00 @UCL. Detail and registration ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... @stsucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @who.int @uclmedsci.bsky.social

2/2 Join the launch event 'Warnings for Mental Health During Climatic Extremes' on 29th October 15:00–17:00, in person & online to learn more about this groundbreaking report. Register ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... @crews-initiative.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @who.int

1/2 We are delighted to announce the publication of worlds 1st 'Mental Health Vulnerability Index (MHVI): preparing communities, societies and authorities for the impacts of climate change on mental health' by Rhiannon Hawkins @uofglasgow.bsky.social ⏬ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... 😃🙂😐🙁😢

Amazing opportunity with @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social & UCL Warning Research Centre for a Postdoctoral Researcher for AHRC funded project, 'Scoring Warnings'. Details: jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @uclrdr.bsky.social @uclart.bsky.social @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social @preventionweb.bsky.social

From vision to reality: making early warnings ‘truly’ multi-hazard @MBudimir & Robert Sakic Trogrlic www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit...

Tsunamis and atolls: why warnings must be locally meaningful www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit...

Volcano alert: Scientists discover a signal that could transform early warning systems - the role of shear-wave splitting: www.earth.com/news/volcano...

Extreme weather alerts can move markets: 'Weather has always shaped how people live. Now it’s starting to shape how they invest. A storm warning, it turns out, can matter almost as much to the markets as the storm itself." theconversation.com/extreme-weat...

Why the Arthur’s Seat burn is a cautionary tale for the UK’s wildfire management strategy - "The Arthur’s Seat fire was a warning shot. The question is whether we’ll heed it." theconversation.com/why-the-arth...

Upcoming talk: @CarinaFearnley at the @UTwente Climate Centre titled 'From Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) to All-Vulnerability Warning Systems (AVWS)' based on her atest paper published with @IlanKelman. Registration: www.itc.nl/about-itc/ce...

We are now available on Instagram too - follow us for warning news and updates www.instagram.com/uclwrc/

Beyond Lives Saved: Why Early Warning Systems Are a Smart Investment by @UNESCAPCS. The Triple Dividend of Resilience model offers a comprehensive rationale for investment, emphasizing three interconnected benefits www.unescap.org/blog/beyond-...

Study demonstrates excellent potential of earthquake early warning system in Alaska: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/art...

The flood warnings that save lives www.bbc.com/future/artic... via @BBC_Future

Pacific project enhances early warning systems for island resilience - supporting 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in enhancing their MHEWS - see more: wmo.int/media/news/p... @WMO

Pacific Prepared Podcast: Simple flag warning system introduced to Solomon Islands to help boaters make safe decisions before and during disasters - take a listen to the podcast here: www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog... @AURP_ABC

At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, AI-powered Meteorology for Early Warnings for All, "Fengyu" of the China Meteorological Administration was launched. This is the world's first full-chain AI forecasting model for space weather www.cma.gov.cn/en/news/News... @ITU @WMO

Climate Resilience Alliance Podcast Solutions: Localized early warning voice messages www.preventionweb.net/news/climate... @ZCRAlliance @UNDRR

Call for Proposal: Participatory Social Research on Risk and Early Warning Perception in Border Communities in Southeast Asia. Closing date: 22 August 2025. See more info here: www.preventionweb.net/vacancy/call... @UNDRR

Android Earthquake Alerts: A global system for early warning: research.google/blog/android... and you can read the study here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Texas officials long feared for riverbank summer camps. A warning system was rejected as too expensive. Camp Mystic, the Christian girl’s camp, reported that 27 campers & staffers had been killed in the Texas flash flooding last month #NeedToActOnWarnings www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

What Canada could learn from the tragic consequences of the Texas flash flood theconversation.com/what-canada-...

Design flaws at the interface of flood forecasting, early warning and disaster response in the disaster in western Germany in July 2021: an interdisciplinary analysis www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Wednesday's quake was the strongest since 1952 in the Kamchatka region, the regional seismic monitoring service stated, but the region was prepared from prior smaller earthquakes - see: www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/30/k...

New paper by @carinafearnley.bsky.social @ilankelman.bsky.social "From multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) to all-vulnerability warning systems (AVWS)" in ‪@cp-iscience.bsky.social‬ free to download: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @wmo-global.bsky.social @crews-initiative.bsky.social @ifrc.org

We invite you to attend an upcoming Webinar hosted by GNDR on 'Collaboration between scientific forecasting and local wisdom for Early Warning Early Action'. 🗓 Wednesday, 30 July 2025 ⏰ 08:00 – 10:00 UTC 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/edfZP8KN

New technology uses underwater sound waves for faster and more reliable tsunami warnings in real-time www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29... @cardiffuni

New backcountry alert system warns Grand Canyon visitors about flash floods by @USGS: www.usgs.gov/news/state-n...

A comprehensive landslide early warning system for Rwanda: integrating predictive modeling, environmental parameters, and community engagement www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Celebrating 150 Years of IMD: Frontiers for early warning - This special issue of Southasiadisasters.net on “Celebrating 150 Years of IMD: Frontiers for Early Warning” marks 150 years of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Valencia flood: Early Warning Systems (EWS) offer more than just “response time” www.cimafoundation.org/valencia-flo...

Opportunities and challenges for people-centered multi-hazard early warning systems: Perspectives from the Global South. www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Alerts to Action! How Our Early Warning System Keeps Communities Safe and Ready www.peopleinneed.net/alerts-to-ac...

Action starts with good data. The updated hazard profiles deliver the clear, standardized information that underpins effective disaster risk strategies @UNDRR 👉 Explore the update: council.science/publications...

Reframing Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Early Warning Systems: A Call to Rethink, Respect and Rebalance article by @EarlyActionREAP www.early-action-reap.org/blog/reframi...

Brilliant new report 'Human-Centred Technology Design in Humanitarian Action: A guide to co-creating digital tools with crisis-affected people' by @CLEARGlobalOrg. See: clearglobal.org/resources/hu...

The @IFRC Community Trust Index for Early Warning Systems is a vital tool developed to strengthen trust in early warning systems, including the institutions, actors, and the information and alerts they provide. The Trust Index focuses on Understanding, Trust, and Acting

To build trust, start by listening: Introducing the Community Trust Index for early warning systems. "Too often, DRR strategies focus on delivering information, rather than understanding how people receive it and what makes them act". www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit... @UNDRR

Discover insights from a new report that critically analyzes current overseas development aid for early warning systems, highlighting the importance of prioritizing people in these frameworks. Learn more at: www.preventionweb.net/publication/... #EarlyWarning #Finance @EarlyActionREAP

Exploring the pros and cons of disaster alerts in Brazil, this study reviews SMS warnings by civil defense from 2018-2023. Using the Warning Response Model, it assesses if messages cover crucial info like threat type, area, advice, timing, and authority www.preventionweb.net/publication/...

Radio resilience in Antigua and Barbuda: A lifeline for Small Island Developing States amid disasters and climate change www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

A novel machine learning model enhances the accuracy of early tsunami alerts. More details can be found at news.westernu.ca/2025/06/mach....

Researchers are studying an Alaskan volcano to gain insights into why some volcanoes erupt abruptly without prior signs. These 'stealthy' eruptions pose challenges for prediction. Discover more: www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/06... #VolcanoResearch #EarthScience

Climate crisis and conflict in Sudan: when early warning also means resilience - creating of a monitoring, forecasting, and alert system capable of withstanding conflict, protecting people, and enhancing national expertise—despite widespread displacement www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/suda...

Risk communication for early action in Barbados: Findings, learnings and opportunities for scale. There is an urgent need to scale up and integrate good practices for early warning and early action in Barbados, and other SIDS in the Caribbean and globally. www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit...

How is Google advancing the prediction of tropical cyclones using artificial intelligence? For further information, check out: deepmind.google/discover/blo...

Checklist and Implementation Guideline for Inclusive Multi-Hazard Early Warning System in Timor-Leste by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/105959...

Trump to merge wildland firefighting forces, despite warning of chaos www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump plans to combine wildland firefighting teams, ignoring warnings of potential disorder. Read more: [link] #WildfireManagement #PolicyChanges

Out now: UNDRR-ISC updated hazard profiles offer ✔️ science-based, ✔️ standardized definitions to help us navigate today’s interconnected risks. Discover how this new guide can support early warning, emergency planning, and disaster resilience worldwide: council.science/news/hazard-...

We extend a warm welcome to our new followers post the Global Platform on DRR in Geneva last week. For those curious about our work, we have a brochure detailing our mission & activities www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/sites/st... Let's collaborate towards ensuring effective warnings for all #EW4All