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Scientific tools enhance disaster resilience and readiness in Honduras

Scientific tools enhance disaster resilience and readiness in Honduras

New technology, training, and scientific information developed in partnership between Pacific Disaster Center and Honduras, with support from U.S. Southern Command, will help national stakeholders better anticipate potential disasters, quickly mobilize resources, and promote risk-informed decision-making that enhances resilience and readiness.

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Twenty years after the world’s deadliest tsunami—what have we learned and are we safer?

Twenty years after the world’s deadliest tsunami—what have we learned and are we safer?

Two decades have passed since one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history claimed the lives of 228,000 people across 14 countries. For a younger generation, there’s little awareness of the colossal 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, unleashing the deadliest tsunami in recorded history

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Cross-border exercise bolsters Balkans regional disaster preparedness

Cross-border exercise bolsters Balkans regional disaster preparedness

The Balkans Region—A groundbreaking, dual-location Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Tirana, Albania, and Pristina, Kosovo, took place in partnership with Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) on October 22–23, 2024. A first of its kind, the innovative exercise simulated a real-time multinational response to a severe winter storm

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Ghana unveils results of National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

Ghana unveils results of National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

Accra, Ghana—Following a year-long collaboration to assess disaster risk and preparedness among Ghana’s diverse communities, key stakeholders reunited on June 26, 2024, to participate in the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment Final Workshop and Exchange.