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.
Nations lean on Pacific Disaster Center to prepare for Hurricane Irma
To support the countless responders, the PDC is working to produce analytical reports through its state-of-the-art impact models and DisasterAWARE technology.
NASA astronaut to keynote Future Focus forum
Â鶹´«Ã½and Â鶹´«Ã½ Business Roundtable will be hosting Future Focus: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Innovation Initiative¡¯s Forum on Astronomy, Space Exploration, Cybersecurity and More.
Hurricane Harvey’s a harsh reminder for Hawai?i
This editorial by Karl Kim was published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 3, 2017. Kim is the executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ and is a professor in the Â鶹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹…
UH center responds to Hurricane Harvey in never-before-seen Texas flooding event
Working closely with federal, state and local authorities, the Pacific Disaster Center is using its new Global Exposure Model to provide rapid snapshots of potential impacts on the ground.
As Guatemala¡¯s Volcano of Fire belches, PDC helps with new tools to reduce risk
The Pacific Disaster Center will provide scientific data, decision-support tools and a five-year action plan to increase disaster resilience.
Enhancing coastal resilience in West Maui goal of new PacIOOS grant
A $500,000 NOAA grant will enable the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System to develop a high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast and notification system for West Maui¡¯s coastline.
Pacific Disaster Center strengthens potential life saving partnership in Southeast Asia
The PDC and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed an official memorandum of intent to advance disaster risk reduction and strengthen regional cooperation.