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Hawaii prepares as Tropical Cyclone Iselle and Julio approach
Hawaii prepares as Tropical Cyclone Iselle and Julio approach
Two powerful and consecutive tropical cyclones are moving towards the State of Hawaii. In preparation today, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tropical storm...
Tropical Cyclone Halong expected to intensify after passing through Marianas
Tropical Cyclone Halong expected to intensify after passing through Marianas
Tropical Cyclone Halong (11W) has passed between Rota and Guam in the Mariana Islands. According to a Stars and Stripes blog, heavy rainfall caused flooding in low-lying...
PDC Director of Applied Science elected to PacIOOS Governing Council
PDC Director of Applied Science elected to PacIOOS Governing Council
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is one of 11 regional observing programs that make up the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). IOOS is a...
Peru National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment project mid-term Knowledge Exchange
Peru National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment project mid-term Knowledge Exchange
PDC, with support and funding from the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), is conducting a National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) Project in Peru....
Disaster management agencies sign bilateral agreements
Disaster management agencies sign bilateral agreements
Following on-going work on a National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) project in Peru, two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were recently signed in Lima...
Typhoon Rammasun churns toward the Northern Philippines
Typhoon Rammasun churns toward the Northern Philippines
The northern islands of the Philippines are readying themselves for the arrival of Typhoon Rammasun (locally named Glenda), the country’s first typhoon since Super...
Tropical Storm Nine intensifies as it nears Guam and the Mariana Islands
Tropical Storm Nine intensifies as it nears Guam and the Mariana Islands
As tropical cyclone Neoguri dissipates, another tropical cyclone, Nine (09W), is strengthening in the northwest Pacific. The latest warning (#3) by the Joint Typhoon...
Latin American partners engage in regional disaster response exercises
Latin American partners engage in regional disaster response exercises
Risk and vulnerability to natural hazards vary for every country, yet taking appropriate preparedness measures can help to reduce impacts and allow affected communities...
Super Typhoon Neoguri begins impacting Japan
Super Typhoon Neoguri begins impacting Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued emergency warnings and urged evacuations on Tuesday, July 8 (local time; Monday in the U.S.), as Super Typhoon Neoguri began...
Hurricane Arthur to drench US East Coast over holiday weekend
Hurricane Arthur to drench US East Coast over holiday weekend
Strengthening into a hurricane overnight, Hurricane Arthur is forecast to deliver heavy rains and strong winds to the eastern coast of the United States as the nation...