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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 use...
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 about...
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 of...
Warm waters in Bay of Bengal fuel Tropical Cyclone Lehar
Warm waters in Bay of Bengal fuel Tropical Cyclone Lehar
As Tropical Cyclone Lehar moves west across the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Agency (IMD) has issued a national bulletin about the severe nature of the storm. The...
NASA global precipitation measurement mission to advance hazard tracking
NASA global precipitation measurement mission to advance hazard tracking
A new international network, or constellation, of eight satellites will provide unprecedented global observations of precipitation from space. The historic breakthroughs...
Disaster response and recovery remain challenging in central Philippines
Disaster response and recovery remain challenging in central Philippines
Nearly two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan overwhelmed the central Philippines, the international humanitarian community faces continuing challenges. According to situation...
Massive response effort underway in the Philippines for Typhoon Haiyan
Massive response effort underway in the Philippines for Typhoon Haiyan
Destruction caused by Super Typoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has galvanized the international community in a massive disaster response operation with many logistical issues. Despite...
Super Typhoon Haiyan heads for Vietnam while agencies respond in the Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan heads for Vietnam while agencies respond in the Philippines
The central Philippines is suffering the impacts of Super Typhoon Haiyan, locally named Yolanda. Humanitarian Response (Philippines), provided by UN Office for the...