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07-Sep-2010
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PDC Twitter Posts Now Provide a Location Map
Pacific Disaster Center's automated alerts on Twitter now display the geographic locations of the reported hazards.
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30-Aug-2010
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PDC is Tracking Significant Tropical Cyclone Activity in Pacific and Atlantic
Pacific Disaster Center products allow the general public to monitor multiple hazards that are, or may become threats in the coming days
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19-Aug-2010
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PDC Develops "Natural Hazards Maps" for Hawaii's Public Schools
Nearly 300 schools were mapped in support of DOE school safety programs, showing the natural-hazard environment of each Hawaii public school site
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10-Aug-2010
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PDC Services Monitor Extremely Active Period of Hazards and Disasters
Some people are asking what's going on with fires, earthquakes, floods, landslides and volcanoes, others are staying informed
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06-Aug-2010
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PDC Develops New Pakistan Flood Relief Map Service
The Center has created a special map service for domestic and international relief agencies working on Pakistan Floods
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04-Aug-2010
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PDC Supports Response to Disastrous Pakistan Flooding
With about five weeks of the monsoon season still ahead, Pakistan has already experienced "the worst flooding in living memory."
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30-Jul-2010
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"Disaster Alert" Enthusiastically Received by iPhone and iPad Users
Pacific Disaster Center's free-download application displays active hazards happening anywhere in the world.
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27-Jul-2010
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Maui Communications Interrupted
Almost all modes of electronic communication, including many telephone lines, connecting Maui offline from approximately 1:00 a.m. (HST)
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27-Jul-2010
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Pacific Disaster Center's Active Hazards Widget
Flex Developers: Enhance your Disaster Management Apps with PDC Real-time Hazards
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26-Jul-2010
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PDC Participates in ESRI International User Conference
Four representatives of Pacific Disaster Center took part in the ESRI International User Conference and Homeland Security GIS Summit in San Diego
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23-Jul-2010
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Tropical Storm Bonnie Strengthens, Approaches Oil Spill and Coast
Former Tropical Depression 03 is now Tropical Storm Bonnie, but it is not expected to achieve hurricane strength before making landfall.
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22-Jul-2010
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Tropical Depression 03 Moving from Caribbean To Gulf
The forecast track for this phenomenon shows it threatening the area of the oil spill in the Gulf as it becomes a named tropical storm
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16-Jul-2010
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Conson, No Longer a Typhoon, Still Threatens Northern Vietnam
First significant cyclone of 2010 in the Western Pacific causes death and damage in Philippines and China before reaching Vietnam
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15-Jul-2010
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Typhoon Conson Surprises Manila, Takes Aim at Hanoi
Typhoon Conson turned deadly in the Philippine capital, then nearly disappeared before strengthening again on its way to Hanoi, in northern Vietnam
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15-Jul-2010
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PDC Releases "Disaster Alert" Application for iPhone and iPad Users
Pacific Disaster Center's new app is a free download that displays active hazards around the globe.
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30-Jun-2010
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Kids Need to Know About Hazards and Disaster Preparedness
One way for you to learn about natural hazards and family preparedness is to guide your children through the discovery of this important information
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09-Jun-2010
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West Maui Fire Still Burning with Highway Open on Monitored, Limited Basis
The brush fire above Maalaea continues to burn and to affect traffic on the Honoapiilani
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08-Jun-2010
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Pali Route to and from West Maui is Closed to All Traffic
A brush fire above Maalaea that was first reported on Monday is still spreading and has crossed
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04-Jun-2010
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Update: Tropical Cyclone Phet Turns Deadly in Oman, Headed for Pakistan
Two deaths in Oman are attributed to the cyclone, and the weakening system is crossing the Arabian Sea still capable of significant impacts
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02-Jun-2010
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Major Tropical Cyclone Enters Arabian Sea and Threatens Oman
For only the second time in modern meteorological records, a significant cyclone is likely to reach the Gulf of Oman, possibly leaving a path of destruction across the country of Oman
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01-Jun-2010
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"Prepare! Watch! Act!" is the Message for the 2010 Hurricane Season
NOAA has released its annual hurricane outlooks for the Pacific and Atlantic regions, and they are very different
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24-May-2010
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PDC Specialists Participate in International Training Workshop
Two Pacific Disaster Center specialists share information with other analysts and experts from nine countries about "Slopeland Disaster"
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19-May-2010
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Two PDC Analysts Awarded Disaster Service Medals
Medals awarded by the University of Richmond, where two PDC analysts were enrolled in the Masters program in Disaster Science
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17-May-2010
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How the Right Map in the Right Hands Can Save Your Life
A neighborhood walking map or city street map might be important to you, but the maps used by disaster managers can actually save lives
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29-Apr-2010
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May is Flood Awareness Month
Floods and flash floods can happen very suddenly, and become extremely dangerous very quickly, but you can prepare to survive
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23-Apr-2010
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PDC Committed to Strengthening Disaster Management in Vietnam
Implementing one project, kicking off another, participating in climate change working group—PDC had seven experts in the country at one time
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21-Apr-2010
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PDC Joins Global Healthcare Facility Database Initiative
Disasters like the Haiti Earthquake in January have demonstrated a need for a worldwide repository of geospatial data about healthcare facilities.
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16-Apr-2010
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Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland Erupts, Disrupts Travel
The warning level related to this volcano had very recently been reduced because scientists believed the likelihood of eruption was diminishing
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31-Mar-2010
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April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii
Worldwide, now is the time to learn about tsunamis and how to be prepared for a tsunami. This should be considered one essential factor in living near the sea.
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24-Mar-2010
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PDC Creates Disaster Management Training Curriculum for Vietnam
After developing a curriculum of six basic courses in comprehensive disaster management to be taught in Vietnam, PDC conducted train-the-trainer classes in Maui and Hanoi.
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02-Mar-2010
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Disaster Preparedness: Be Ready to Be Your Family's "First Responder"
In an emergency, seconds and minutes can be very important, but help may take hours or days to arrive. Will you know what to do?
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01-Mar-2010
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Access Disaster Alerts Anywhere, Anytime on Twitter and Facebook
PDC is one of the first organizations to use social media to disseminate accurate disaster information to the public around the world.
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27-Feb-2010
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Last updates on the Tsunami Warning for Hawaii
WARNING WAS LIFTED on Feb 27 13:45 HST
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02-Feb-2010
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High Surf Is a Dangerous Natural Phenomenon
Major portions of the world are safely inland, but anywhere that has surf can have dangerously high surf
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22-Jan-2010
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PDC Supports State Civil Defense to Increase Awareness of Vog Safety
Citizens can reduce exposure to potentially dangerous gas and ash emissions, or vog, from the volcanic vents on the Big Island of Hawaii
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13-Jan-2010
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Devastating Earthquake Strikes Port-au-Prince Haiti
Massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered just 10 miles from the Haitian capital kills tens of thousands
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05-Jan-2010
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Drier than Usual Wet Season Expected for Hawaii and Tropical Pacific
El Nino will impact weather and economies in the Pacific and beyond in the current 2009-2010 winter cycle
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