Hurricane season 2018 outlook
The National Weather Service is projecting a near- or above-normal 2018 hurricane season.
SOEST volcanologists sought for expertise during Kīlauea eruption
The Kīlauea eruption has generated extensive news coverage and UH 惭ā苍辞补’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology experts have been sought by local, national and international media to provide background and information.
SOEST volcanologists, past and present, play a major direct role in Kīlauea science response
Bruce Houghton and nine past or present School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology graduates are working 24/7 at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring the Kīlauea eruption.
Pacific Disaster Center software recognized as Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year
DisasterAWARE Enterprise, a new Software as a Service that extends life-saving technology to businesses worldwide, was just awarded Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year by Compass Intelligence.
La Ni?a-like ocean cooling patterns intensify tropical cyclones
An International Pacific Research Center study by Yuqing Wang, Jiuwei Zhao and Ruifen Zhan shows a strong connection between the Global Warming Hiatus phenomenon and changes in cyclone activity over the northwest Pacific Ocean.
Partnership brings Pacific Disaster Center technology to businesses worldwide
Powered by Pacific Disaster Center’s global, cloud-based DisasterAWARE platform, DisasterAWARE Enterprise will be released by enterprise solutions provider Kaazing as an advanced enterprise risk intelligence platform.
Fair designed to help students prepare for emergencies
The fair will offer guidance to the UH 惭ā苍辞补 campus community on personal safety and wellness, as well natural disaster preparation and fire safety.
National disaster training for Honolulu CC students
The homeland security and disaster management training had a specific focus on natural hazards, coastal communities and the special needs of islands and territories.
Heightened threat of destructive potential of cyclones increases with ocean warming
The study concluded that with warmer sea surface temperatures, tropical cyclones become not only stronger, with higher maximum wind speeds, but also larger, with gale-force winds covering a greater area.
Pacific Disaster Center supports Florida with Hurricane Irma on the move
The PDC is working with the federal and Florida emergency management professionals to help analyze impacts and make sure the most vulnerable populations are protected.