Indonesia sits squarely on the Pacific Ring of Fire and the equatorial belt, making it one of the most disaster-prone regions on earth. Recently, we’ve witnessed a stark reminder of this vulnerability: a high-magnitude tectonic shift struck off the north coast of East Nusa Tenggara, triggering localized tsunamis in Manggarai, while massive forest fires simultaneously choked regions in Kalimantan.…
npj Natural Hazards, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44304-026-00230-7 Integrating social and spatial dimensions in tsunami evacuation modeling: a case study of Panggarangan coast, Indonesia
How do urban emergency management systems evolve through policy learning, and what institutional mechanisms drive this evolution? This study addresses this question by examining three versions of megacity Changsha’s flood prevention emergency plans spanning nearly a decade (2012, 2017, 2020), supplemented by semi-structured interviews with 12 government officials and four official post-disaster a…
Each year, tropical cyclones threaten more than a billion people living in low-lying coastal cities. As storms grow more intense and cities expand, the stakes are rising. But a recent study led by Dr Haiyan Liu, a visiting researcher with WorldPop, shows that multi-hazard early warnings supported by more effective use of data can dramatically […] The post The Data Behind the Shield: How Early War…
A Q&A with Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia Climate School, about the unique certificate program and its holistic approach to disaster management.
Yasir Javed, a doctoral student in the application of computer technology to disaster management at Massey University in New Zealand, was in the city of Abbottabad in his homeland of Pakistan when the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake hit, killing thousands. His current research at Massey is inspired by his experience of that disaster and its aftermath, […]
