Jan
24
2013
Flooding in Jakarta! This week we will focus on the recent flooding events in Jakarta, Indonesia. Days of torrential rains, which began last week, resulted in severe flooding throughout Jakarta and neighboring areas. As of January 22, reports indicate that 6,781 households have been affected and 29 persons killed (OCHA). The number of Internally Displaced …
Jan
03
2013
New Year Starts with Many Floods It’s a new year, 2013, and people in many parts of the world are discovering ways to be safer from flooding, but the hazards remain, and sometimes these threats will have disastrous effects. In fact while most were celebrating the arrival of the new year, others were …
Dec
12
2012
Turn around, don’t drown. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) trademarked the phrase “Turn Around Don’t Drown” or TADD. Then worked closely with the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration to develop two officially sanctioned road signs. NOAA knows, and wants everyone to know, that even quite shallow flood waters are dangerous for both …
Dec
06
2012
Flooding is an extended process. A flood is more than an event. Like all hazards, flooding can be looked upon as a process extending from the planning and preparation accomplished when there is no known threat, to the special actions (like evacuation) taken when the hazard is imminent, through the flooding event itself, and finally, …
Dec
14
2011
Strengthening tropical storm 27W will be attaining typhoon status…as it brings potentially damaging winds and flooding rainfall to the central Philippine Islands Tropical cyclone 27W will gradually strengthen into a typhoon in about 48 hours, at which point it will impact the central Philippine islands. This will bring strong and gusty winds to the coastal …
Data for International Response
Solutions Across Borders (DMRS)
Information Support for Japan
Protecting Papahānaumokuākea
Statewide Hurricane Preparedness
Preparing for Hazards in the Pacific
Information Support for Haiti
Reducing Flood Risk in Hawaii
DisasterAWARE in Thailand (NDWC)
Vietnam Decision Support System
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Situational Awareness in the Philippines
Modeling Volcanic Gases
Risk Assessment in the Philippines
