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LATEST EARLY WARNING ALERTS

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  • Wildfire - NE of Omeo, Victoria, Australia

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  • Severe Weather - Barrie, Ontario, Canada

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  • Flood - Cuanza Basin, S of Cuanza River, Angola

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  • Flood - SE of EdDamer, River Nile, Sudan

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  • Flood - Amazon Basin, W of Mamore River, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru

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  • Air Quality - E of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

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  • Flood - E of Chiromo, Nsanje, Malawi

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  • Flood - E of Tana Basin, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania

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  • Flood - NE of Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia

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  • Flood - Nile Basin, Middle Africa, Dem Rep of the Congo, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Northern Africa,

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  • Flood - Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa

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  • Flood - SE of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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  • Blizzard - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Minden, LA Region, United States

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    8 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Avalaches - Central Europe

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

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  • Severe Weather - Vietnam

    10 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Central India

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  • Severe Weather - Northern Brazil

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  • Severe Weather - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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  • Wildfire - E of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico

    10 hours ago INFORMATION

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    11 hours ago WARNING

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  • Drought - Italy

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  • Floods - United Kingdom

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  • Avalanches - Western Canada

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  • Volcano - La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Ecuador

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  • Wildfires - Eastern Colombia

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  • Wildfires - Villa Nueva, Guatemala

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  • Severe Weather - Germany

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  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

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  • Tropical Cyclone - Megan

    19 hours ago WARNING

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  • Avalanches - Northwest United States of America

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  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

    13 hours ago WATCH

  • Flood - Jesup, GA Region, United States

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.3 - Volcano Islands, Japan region

    14 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - SW of Ciudad Bolivar, Bolívar, Venezuela

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Fuerte Olimpo, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

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  • Winter Storm - Alaska, United States

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Tropical Cyclone - Eighteen

    19 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - NW of Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - W of Pakokku, Magwe, Myanmar

    1 day ago INFORMATION

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    1 day ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - W of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

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  • Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil

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  • Flood - Tanjungpinang, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia

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  • Flood - N of Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis, Mauritania

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  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay

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  • Flood - Rukwa Basin, S of Rungwa River, Tanzania

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  • Flood - Breves, Pará, Brazil

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  • Flood - Pascua Basin, E of Pascua River, Argentina and Chile

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  • Flood - NW of Itupiranga, Pará, Brazil

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  • Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana

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  • Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Cairns, Queensland, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Windorah, New South Wales and Queensland, Australia

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  • Flood - W of Mildura, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, Australia

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  • Flood - Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, Australia

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  • Flood - W of Pannawonica, Western Australia, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

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    1 day ago WARNING

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    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Huai He Basin, NW of Huai He River, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hai He Basin, SE of Daqing He River, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, W of Irrawaddy River, Myanmar

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Mekong, Sap and Hau Rivers, Cambodia and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia, China, Southern Asia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Nei Mongol, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dasht Kaur Basin, Iran and Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tocantinopolis, Tocantins, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ural Basin, W of Ural River, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rufiji Basin, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Moatize, Tete, Mozambique

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Benin City, Bayelsa, Delta and Edo, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Angola and Namibia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tukuyu, Mbeya, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Maues, Amazonas, Pará and Santa Catarina, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lafayette, IN Region, United States

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Haiti and Dominican Republic

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Hawaii, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - US Virgin Islands, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Puerto Rico, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Heavy Snow - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Western Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southern Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Somalia

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Dengue - Guatemala

    6 months ago WARNING

  • Malaria - Texas, United States

    8 months ago WARNING

  • Malaria - Florida, United States

    8 months ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Haiti

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Measles - American Samoa

    10 months ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    1 year ago WARNING

ABOUT OUR TEAM:

Job Opportunities

Come to work with a leading-edge organization and fuel your passion for public service. For nearly 25 years, PDC has supported the most demanding government customers and nonprofits worldwide, sharing in the mission to save lives and reduce disaster risk. As an applied research center managed by the University of Hawai‘i, we continuously develop new technologies and recruit new talent to advance our state-of-the-art solutions in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. You can find PDC job openings on the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii site or through our LinkedIn postings.

Internships

PDC provides mentored internship opportunities to self-motivated students who take pride in their work, have a passion to learn and a commitment to problemsolving. Our internships offer individuals the chance to apply learned skills and theory to real-world problems.

If you are interesting in applying for an internship with PDC, please review the programs available below to see if there is a good match. You should also examine the criteria for a direct internship before submitting your resume with the link below.

Programs Available

Akamai Workforce Initiative

Offered to college students in Hawaii. Applications accepted in November. Please check the site for details.
https://akamaihawaii.org/interning/

University of Hawai‘i Student Employment & Cooperative Education (SECE)

Available only to college students within the UH system. PDC posts internship position descriptions to this site.
https://sece.its.hawaii.edu/sece/login

CareerLink – UH Maui College Cooperative (Co-Op) Education program

Available only to UH-MC students. Please check the site for details.
http://maui.hawaii.edu/careerlink/

Ke Alahele Program

Offered through Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) internship program
http://www.medb.org/programs/education-to-workforce/ke-alahele-education-fund/

Direct Internships

Direct internships with PDC are also available on an as-needed basis. Please inquire per the guidelines below.

Internship Criteria

  • All internships are based on the island of Maui in Hawaii. PDC does not support internships outside of Maui.
  • All internship programs are paid internships. However, we do not offer relocation or housing support.
  • Technical internships are for summer undergraduate and graduate students. Communications internships are offered year-round.
  • U.S. Citizenship is not required, however:
    • Candidates MUST have permission to work in the U.S. for the duration of internship; and
    • PDC does NOT sponsor visas for international students.
  • Long-term internships (for graduate students) may be as long as 6 months. Candidates must submit a resume as part of the submission. Areas of interest for internship may also be submitted.

 

  • For PDC’s direct internship program, the applicant must submit a resume. Area(s) of interest for internship may also be submitted. Internship is contingent upon need and availability.

Skills We Need

Over the years, interns have made valuable contributions to PDC projects and activities with such skills as:

Computer or GIS skills and literacy

  • Computer programming (C++, Java, Jscript, …)
  • Scripting (PHP, Python, Shell, …)
  • Web/App development (HTML, CSS, JSON, …)
  • AI experience and/or interest
  • GIS (data processing, visualization, …)
  • Imagery and/or Image analysis
  • Physical sciences and/or modeling
  • Data analysis and/or statistics

Communications or design skills and literacy

  • Public relations, communications, content development experience
  • Web UX / UI design principles
  • Graphic design using latest Adobe products
  • Video editing
  • Marketing copy development
  • Social media content management

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