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In less than a month, Indonesia was hit with flash floods and a deadly earthquake—and InAWARE was there to help
In less than a month, Indonesia was hit with flash floods and a deadly earthquake—and InAWARE was there to help
Flooding and landslides in Luwu in early October 2021 were followed by a M4.8 earthquake in Bali less than two weeks later. For the national government of Indonesia,...
Thailand’s population of nearly 70 million to be protected by new early warning and hazard monitoring technologies
Thailand’s population of nearly 70 million to be protected by new early warning and hazard monitoring technologies
The national government of Thailand and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just operationalized a new early warning and hazard monitoring system called ThaiAWARE. The system...
Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system
Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system
On Dec. 15, 2021, Tropical Storm Rai strengthened into a Super Typhoon faster than any other storm system in recent memory, going from a category 2 to a category 5 on the...
Experts double down to help protect nuclear facilities from natural hazard risks
Experts double down to help protect nuclear facilities from natural hazard risks
Building on five years of partnership, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has initiated a new project with the University of Hawai’i (UH)’s Pacific Disaster...
Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against disaster impacts
Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against disaster impacts
The impacts of extreme hazards are being felt around the world, but few know the urgency of action more than Guyana. Immersed in the recent impacts of record-breaking floods...
PDC and Red Cross go beyond response to anticipate disaster impacts
PDC and Red Cross go beyond response to anticipate disaster impacts
In a time of unprecedented humanitarian need, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), an applied...
Strengthening partner alliance in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of increasing disaster risks
Strengthening partner alliance in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of increasing disaster risks
Building on years of joint commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Pacific Disaster...
NASA and Pacific Disaster Center partner to develop ground-breaking global flood early warning system
NASA and Pacific Disaster Center partner to develop ground-breaking global flood early warning system
Although floods are consistently ranked among the leading causes of disaster losses and fatalities, there has been a major gap in technology to help sense and anticipate...
Indonesia and ASEAN usher in a new era of disaster readiness, response, and risk reduction
Indonesia and ASEAN usher in a new era of disaster readiness, response, and risk reduction
Indonesia’s national government, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) recently...
Nobel Laureate World Food Programme and PDC join forces in disaster preparedness and response
Nobel Laureate World Food Programme and PDC join forces in disaster preparedness and response
As COVID-19 worsens the outlook for millions and threatens years of progress in poverty reduction programs, 2020 Nobel Laureate the World Food Programme (WFP), is joining...