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Response operations underway in Japan following M6.2 earthquake
Response operations underway in Japan following M6.2 earthquake
Pacific Disaster Center is providing support to ongoing response operations following the 6.2M earthquake that struck near Ueki, Japan, on April 14. According to initial...
Indonesian disaster professionals learn to train co-workers on InAWARE
Indonesian disaster professionals learn to train co-workers on InAWARE
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) has been working closely with Indonesia’s national disaster management organization (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, BNPB) to build...
A partnership to help response and damage assessments following Tropical Cyclone Winston
A partnership to help response and damage assessments following Tropical Cyclone Winston
Throughout the many weeks after Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall in the Fiji islands as a Category 5 cyclone—deemed the “most devastating storm on record in the...
Developing tsunami awareness and reducing disaster risk
Developing tsunami awareness and reducing disaster risk
Given the devastating impacts that can occur from natural hazards, it is critical that families and individuals around the world take steps to reduce their risk with...
In remembrance of the 2011 Japan Tsunami: A solemn reminder to carry forward
In remembrance of the 2011 Japan Tsunami: A solemn reminder to carry forward
Five years ago, on March 11, 2011, the world watched in disbelief and horror as Japan was struck by a catastrophic magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which generated a...
Tropical Cyclone Winston to impact Fiji with catastrophic winds
Tropical Cyclone Winston to impact Fiji with catastrophic winds
Since forming late last week, Tropical Cyclone Winston has taken an indirect path, meandering through the Southwest Pacific. Winston impacted parts of Fiji and Tonga as...
Zika virus declared international ‘Public Health Emergency’
Zika virus declared international ‘Public Health Emergency’
Characteristics of modern populations have led to an increased potential for disease impacts across a wide range of geographic scales. Therefore, the role of public...
Determined to make a difference in the fight against hazards
Determined to make a difference in the fight against hazards
Twenty years ago there really was no model for how to integrate advances of science and technology into existing disaster management practices in order to support...
A 20-year journey of hope
A 20-year journey of hope
It’s been a long road, and we’ve come a long way. But we’ve not done it alone. Thanks to the visionaries who saw the possibilities for a safer world, to the brave who...
Tropical Cyclone Melor strengthens in the Northwestern Pacific, on track to impact the Philippines
Tropical Cyclone Melor strengthens in the Northwestern Pacific, on track to impact the Philippines
Since forming as a tropical depression in the northwestern Pacific Ocean early December 11 (local time), Tropical Cyclone Melor has intensified into a tropical storm, and...