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Tropical Cyclone Ana advances, Hawaii under watch
Tropical Cyclone Ana advances, Hawaii under watch
While Tropical Cyclone Ana continues to advance towards the Hawaiian Islands, the forecast potential impacts have decreased as the storm has pushed west, dropping the...
Bermuda bracing for Hurricane Gonzalo
Bermuda bracing for Hurricane Gonzalo
In the Atlantic, Hurricane Gonzalo has become a very dangerous and life-threatening Category 4 major hurricane. Gonzalo is currently out at sea, but is expected to reach...
Tropical Cyclone Ana to intensify and impact Hawaiian Islands
Tropical Cyclone Ana to intensify and impact Hawaiian Islands
In the Central Pacific Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Ana is making its way towards the State of Hawaii. Ana is expected to intensify into a hurricane later today, October 15...
India cleans up after Tropical Cyclone Hudhud makes landfall
India cleans up after Tropical Cyclone Hudhud makes landfall
Tropical Cyclone Hudhud brought torrential rains, and powerful winds, as it made landfall at typhoon strength near the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra...
Typhoon Vongfong crosses Rota, Okinawa, and Japan
Typhoon Vongfong crosses Rota, Okinawa, and Japan
While no longer a threat to land, Typhoon Vongfong generated strong winds, torrential downpours, and powerful storm surge as it passed over Okinawa on October 12 (local...
International airport in Nepal tests disaster response plan
International airport in Nepal tests disaster response plan
Since 2012, Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), and Nepalese Army (NA) have been working to strengthen internal geospatial...
Advancing the use of space-based technologies for disaster management
Advancing the use of space-based technologies for disaster management
Despite advances in hazard monitoring and early warning and systems, disasters still cause significant disruptions to social, economic, and environmental systems, and...
Typhoon Phanfone and Tropical Cyclone Vongfong approach land
Typhoon Phanfone and Tropical Cyclone Vongfong approach land
Typhoon Phanfone has been strengthening in the northwestern Pacific as it gradually tracks towards the main islands of Japan, according to the latest forecast from the Joint...
EMOPS offers interagency sharing to combat Ebola epidemic
EMOPS offers interagency sharing to combat Ebola epidemic
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic now affects countries in and around West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal), while a second unrelated...
Do-it-yourself preparedness: Area brief, world of info a click away
Do-it-yourself preparedness: Area brief, world of info a click away
A hazard is not a disaster unless its impact overwhelms a population and/or assets of interest. Therefore, understanding as much as possible about the geography of a hazard,...