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State of emergency declared in six provinces following M7.8 earthquake in Ecuador
State of emergency declared in six provinces following M7.8 earthquake in Ecuador
In the wake of what has been reported as the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador in decades, response operations are underway as search and rescue teams and response...
M7.0 earthquake strikes Japan following M6.2, M6.0 foreshocks
M7.0 earthquake strikes Japan following M6.2, M6.0 foreshocks
Barely 24 hours after being struck by a 6.2M earthquake Kumamoto Prefecture has once again been shaken by a strong, shallow quake. Early Saturday (local time), a 7.0M...
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 regard...
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 Pacific-wide...
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 it...
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 health...
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 informed...