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Floods - Southeastern, United States

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Tropical Cyclone - Eight

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Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

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Volcano - Ambrym, Vanuatu

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Floods - Southwestern, United States

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Flood - Shelton, WA Region, United States

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Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala

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Flood - Bogalusa, LA Region, United States

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Highsurf - Warning (Hawaiian Islands)

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Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

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Floods - Midwestern, United States

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Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

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Volcano - Aira, Japan

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Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia

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Volcano - Veniaminof, United States

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Earthquake - 5.1 - 140km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand

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Earthquake - 5.0 - 109km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

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Tropical Cyclone - Owen

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Volcano - Planchon-Peteroa, Chile

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Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia

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Wildfire - SW of Nasir, Upper Nile - South Sudan

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Wildfire - W of Aweil, North Bahr-al-Ghazal - South Sudan

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Wildfire - SW of Rumbek, Lakes - South Sudan

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Wildfire - E of Ferkessedougou, Savanes - Ivory Coast

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Wildfire - SW of Birao, Vakaga - Central African Republic

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Volcano - Ebeko, Russia

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Flood - Lake Charles, LA Region, United States

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Highwind - Advisory (Hawaiian Islands)

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Extreme Cold - Northeastern South Korea

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Avalanches - Northern Japan

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Drought - Central Afghanistan

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Storms - Central Vietnam

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Storms - Southern Mexico

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Storms - Peru

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Floods - Northeastern Scotland

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Storms - Southeastern Brazil

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Storms - Singapore

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High Wind - British Columbia, Canada

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Extreme Cold - Northern Pakistan

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High Wind - Alberta, Canada

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Floods - Coastal Andhra Pradesh and North Coastal Tamilnadu, India

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Floods - Chhattisgarh and Odisha, India

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Extreme Cold - Germany

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High Wind - Northern Italy

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Floods - North Tropical Coast and Southern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

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Floods - South Coast, New South Wales, Australia

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Floods - Victoria, Australia

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Wildfires - Gascoyne Inland and Goldfields, Western Australia, Australia

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Avalanches - Western and Southern Cascades, Washington, United States

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Avalanches - Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming, United States

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Avalanches - Northern Utah, United States

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Wildfires - Central South Africa

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Avalanches - Central and Western Colorado, United States

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Avalanches - Jasper National Park, Canada

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Avalanches - Banff National Park, Canada

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Avalanches - Glacier National Park, Canada

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High Wind - El Salvador

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Storms - Brunei Darussalam

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Avalanches - Southern Switzerland

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Storms - Northwestern Uruguay

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Floods - Southern Thailand

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Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

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Volcano - Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Earthquake - 5.2 - 54km SSW of Bilungala, Indonesia

19 hours ago ADVISORY
Earthquake - 5.0 - 23km E of Gartog, China

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Earthquake - 5.2 - 172km WSW of Chichi-shima, Japan

22 hours ago ADVISORY
Tsunami (AK/BC/US West Coast) - 80 miles SW of Talkeetna, Alaska - 4.0

23 hours ago INFORMATION
Volcano - Krakatau, Indonesia

1 day ago WARNING
Landslides - Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia

1 day ago INFORMATION
Floods - Kisumu, Kenya

1 day ago WARNING
Drought - Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya

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Drought - Angola, Namibia, Western Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana

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Drought - Western and Central Madagascar

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Drought - Southern South Africa and Lesotho

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Drought - Haiti/Dominican Republic

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Drought - Honduras and Northwestern Nicaragua

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Floods - Vancouver, Canada

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Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

2 days ago WARNING
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Drought - Western United States

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Protecting people and community prosperity.

We are collaborating with countries around the world to reduce immense human suffering and stifling economic losses caused by disasters. For more than 20 years, we have applied our science and technology and forged public-private partnerships to support community resilience, informed policies, and measurable reductions in risk.

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Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

With our Risk and Vulnerability Assessment you will have the tools you need to avoid, lessen, or eliminate risks that threaten people, property, and long-term economic prosperity.

Learn about the potential impacts of multiple hazards

Identify the most exposed populations, infrastructure, and critical resources exposed to multiple hazards.

Understand vulnerability and underlying drivers of risk

Identify characteristics that make a country or region susceptible to the damaging effects of hazards.

Direct limited resources more effectively

Use scientific assessment results to guide decisions and actions that produce measurable reductions in risk.

Support policy decisions

Identify, assess, and prioritize actions and investments to have the greatest impact on disaster risk reduction.

Increase coping capacity

Determine the systems, means, and abilities to absorb and respond to and identify skills, resources, and governance needed to build capacity.

Assess resilience at all levels

Identify the susceptibility and impact of a country's short-term inability to absorb, respond to, and recover from disruptions in normal function from hazards.

Access visualized risk information instantly

Data collected during the assessment is provided through DisasterAWARE^® and visualized for at-a-glance decision-making.

Data collected during the assessment is provided through DisasterAWARE and visualized for at-a-glance decision-making.

Establish a subnational foundation for monitoring risk and vulnerability over time.

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National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

Our National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment is helping decision makers worldwide to identify and prioritize actions to increase resilience and reduce disaster risk. Working side-by-side with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and humanitarian assistance partners, we help countries assess current disaster management capacities and enhance plans to effectively prepare, respond, and recover from hazards. Our assessment will help you:

Understand multi-hazard exposure
Reduce vulnerability
Increase coping capacity
Strengthen governance
Support evidence-based policy decisions
Prioritize budgets, actions, and investments
Increase long-term resilience
Improve data management
Strengthen cross-agency and partner cooperation

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Training and Exercises

We help state, national, and international agencies design and conduct scenario-based exercises in a simulated environment ahead of a real-world crisis.

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Try our disaster management tools

We have several free tools and apps available online or for download.

DisasterAWARE^® Customized Solutions

DisasterAWARE is a highly customizable platform that can be extended with new types of data and visualizations. Want to learn about how DisasterAWARE can be tailored to your specific needs?

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Disaster Alert™

Disasters happen fast. We alert you faster.

Download our free, early warning app to receive automated alerts before disaster strikes. Our app offers the fastest, most comprehensive global notification system covering nearly every type of natural and man-made hazard so you can stay safe no matter where you are in the world.

Available on iOS, Android, or with any device online.

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Sustainable Solutions

Protecting people and community prosperity.

Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

Learn about the potential impacts of multiple hazards

Understand vulnerability and underlying drivers of risk

Direct limited resources more effectively

Support policy decisions

Increase coping capacity

Assess resilience at all levels

Access visualized risk information instantly

Data collected during the assessment is provided through DisasterAWARE and visualized for at-a-glance decision-making.

National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

Training and Exercises

Try our disaster management tools

DisasterAWARE^® Customized Solutions

Disaster Alert™

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Sustainable Solutions

Protecting people and community prosperity.

Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

Learn about the potential impacts of multiple hazards

Understand vulnerability and underlying drivers of risk

Direct limited resources more effectively

Support policy decisions

Increase coping capacity

Assess resilience at all levels

Access visualized risk information instantly

Data collected during the assessment is provided through DisasterAWARE and visualized for at-a-glance decision-making.

National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

Training and Exercises

Try our disaster management tools

DisasterAWARE® Customized Solutions

Disaster Alert™

Have questions about our products and services?

DisasterAWARE^® Customized Solutions