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.
Hurricane season 2017 outlook for Hawai?i
The National Weather Service is projecting five to eight tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific in 2017.
Disaster preparedness solutions for Hawai?i-based businesses being developed at UH West O?ahu
Faculty, Jason Levy and Ross Prizzia, collaborate to develop timely and valuable solutions for business continuity planning and disaster management.
Â鶹´«Ã½and Tohoku University collaborate for disaster sciences
UH Mānoa and Tohoku University examine the science and human aspects of disasters in order to develop better response methods.