Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations
Timor-Leste is an island nation that encompasses the eastern half of the tropical island of Timor. Situated on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia in Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste is ranked 141 out of 189 according to the World...
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction
Only days after the U.S. government announced it would fund nearly a million-dollar expansion of the Philippine’s risk intelligence and early warning system, Typhoon Nalgae (locally named Paeng), swept the nation—causing extreme flooding and landslides that have so...
Safer together: USGS and PDC partner to enhance earthquake exposure data and alerting
On the heels of National Preparedness Month, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—the world’s foremost provider of earthquake science and information—announced a Memorandum of Understanding to increase collaboration and deliver new...
