The Bahamas and its new Prime Minister have entered this year’s hurricane season better equipped for an above-normal hurricane forecast in addition to the ongoing challenges posed by climate change in the region. Thanks to the completion of the island country’s...
PhilAWARE has proven to be a vital tool for disaster managers in the Philippines since it was handed over to the government six months ago, and officials plan to use that momentum to expand the national early warning system to the subnational level. Representatives...
Four months after PhilAWARE was handed over to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the national early warning system was put to the test a second time—and passed. Tropical Storm Agaton, known internationally as Megi, made landfall on April 10, 2022, leading...