In May, as Tropical Cyclone Mahasen headed for Dhaka, Bangladesh, the U.S. Pacific Command’s Multinational Planning...
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Geospatial database manager reelected to State GIS Council Board
Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC) Geospatial Database Manager Richard Nezelek, who was seated on the Hawaii Geospatial...
HSCD committed to hurricane preparedness
A Category 4 hurricane would potentially deliver destructive wind and storm surge throughout the Hawaiian Islands....
Vietnam Flood Early Warning Project Phase 2 brings stakeholders together
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is supporting the...
Tropical Cyclone Mahasen causes extreme floods
In Bay of Bengal, part of the Northern Indian Ocean, Tropical Cyclone (TC) Mahasen made landfall after tracking past...
New UN publication promotes tools and services for disaster preparedness
Excellent guide provides critical information for disaster managers, intergovernmental organizations, civil society,...
UN-SPIDER mission advises Vietnam on space-based information for disaster management
Program connects the disaster management and space technology communities to improve collaboration and disaster...
ASEAN builds regional capacity using science and technology for risk assessment
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organizes capacity building forum on risk assessment to improve...
2013 Santa Cruz tsunami highlights the need for rapid onset tsunami awareness
Coastal populations everywhere are at risk from tsunami waves that can strike quickly with little warning. On February...