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Tsunami awareness month kickoff to strengthen resilience in Hawaii
Tsunami awareness month kickoff to strengthen resilience in Hawaii
Following the 2014 National Tsunami Awareness Week, which took place March 23–29, the Hawaiian Islands begin Tsunami Awareness Month. Knowledge-building activities for...
Tsunami awareness month resources valuable to all coastal communities
Tsunami awareness month resources valuable to all coastal communities
April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, but as the impact of natural hazards becomes more frequent and more powerful, it is important that families and individuals...
InAWARE system boosts disaster risk reduction in Indonesia
InAWARE system boosts disaster risk reduction in Indonesia
An advanced hazard early warning and monitoring system, named InAWARE, was recently deployed at Indonesia’s national disaster management agency (Badan Nasional...
VinAWARE training enhances disaster management capacity in Vietnam
VinAWARE training enhances disaster management capacity in Vietnam
Vietnam, which is prone to powerful storms and reoccurring floods, is continually working to mitigate and prepare for potential impacts from these hazards. As part of the...
Tonga braces for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Ian
Tonga braces for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Ian
Destructive winds, powerful thunderstorms, and dangerous ocean conditions are heading for the South Pacific island nation of Tonga as Tropical Cyclone Ian nears the area...
Delegates meet in Vietnam to discuss geo-information for disaster management
Delegates meet in Vietnam to discuss geo-information for disaster management
For three days, conference delegates and sponsors of the 9th International Conference on Geo-information for Disaster Management (Gi4DM) gathered in Hanoi to advance the...
Disaster Alert™ free mobile app makes another splash with version 3.0
Disaster Alert™ free mobile app makes another splash with version 3.0
With nearly 1.5 million global downloads, Disaster Alert, a free mobile app for multi-hazard monitoring, has been instrumental in delivering near real-time information...
Haiyan response efforts in the Philippines transitioning to recovery phase
Haiyan response efforts in the Philippines transitioning to recovery phase
Disaster response efforts continue to expand across affected areas in the central Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan made landfall three weeks ago. While logistical issues...
10th Anniversary of Taiwan’s national disaster management organization
10th Anniversary of Taiwan’s national disaster management organization
Celebrating 10 years of disaster risk reduction, Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) hosted a gathering of approximately 300...
ASEAN tests regional disaster response readiness prior to Typhoon Haiyan
ASEAN tests regional disaster response readiness prior to Typhoon Haiyan
As reported on ReliefWeb, after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines it tracked across the warm South China Sea to Vietnam, claiming casualties and causing hundreds...