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Destructive Typhoon Haima makes landfall in Luzon
Destructive Typhoon Haima makes landfall in Luzon
Late Wednesday night (local time), Typhoon Haima made landfall in the municipality of Peñablanca in the Cagayan Province of the Philippines, bringing winds up to 140...
Disaster professionals in Nepal prepare to train co-workers
Disaster professionals in Nepal prepare to train co-workers
Since 2011, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) has been collaborating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on a program to improve disaster preparedness, response,...
Hurricane Matthew poses serious threat to The Bahamas and southeastern United States
Hurricane Matthew poses serious threat to The Bahamas and southeastern United States
After impacting Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba on Tuesday, Category 3 Hurricane Matthew is re-organizing and strengthening over the warm waters of The...
Preparations underway as major Hurricane Matthew moves through the Caribbean
Preparations underway as major Hurricane Matthew moves through the Caribbean
Since forming early last week near Barbados, Hurricane Matthew has moved into the Caribbean Sea and has strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. As of the most...
PDC and IAEA collaborate to improve safety of nuclear installations
PDC and IAEA collaborate to improve safety of nuclear installations
University of Hawai‘i: Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are now partners in the effort to improve nuclear facility safety....
USAID-PDC project in Indonesia enters Phase 2
USAID-PDC project in Indonesia enters Phase 2
On July 19, Indonesia’s national disaster management organization (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, or BNPB) and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), along with project...
Workshops highlight lessons learned, best practices, and capability building in The Bahamas
Workshops highlight lessons learned, best practices, and capability building in The Bahamas
Over the last week of July, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and partners in The Bahamas conducted two workshops that highlighted lessons learned following Hurricane Joaquin...
USAID supports PDC’s continued commitment to Vietnam
USAID supports PDC’s continued commitment to Vietnam
Under continuing support from USAID/OFDA, on July 29, PDC facilitated a VinAWARE Response Operations Demonstration for senior Government of Vietnam officials in Hanoi to...
A page from PDC’s past: Our Tenth Anniversary
A page from PDC’s past: Our Tenth Anniversary
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was just ten years old when the invitations to a Senior Policy Forum were sent out. PDC took this action because of its early recognition...
Tropical Storm Darby is still headed for Hawaii
Tropical Storm Darby is still headed for Hawaii
According to the NOAA National Weather Service Advisory #44-A (NWS) issued at 8 a.m. Hawaii Time, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hawaii County, meaning that...