Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Are you prepared for hurricane season? Today, June 1, marks the official start of the Atlantic and Central Pacific hurricane seasons. Access DisasterAWARE today to strengthen your hurricane monitoring, planning, and response efforts.

DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5KFIr) provides emergency managers and humanitarian assistance professionals with critical tools and information to stay informed and prepared, including:
· Risk awareness and enhanced monitoring
· Advanced analytics and exposure assessments
· Early warning (Smart Alerts)
· Critical asset protection
· Live cameras
· Online training
· and more!

Stay ahead and make informed decisions throughout hurricane season with DisasterAWARE!

>>> Emergency managers can receive alerts and access the latest information and updates on hazards through DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/bYrXC4sl0d)

>>> The public can receive alerts and critical updates with PDC’s FREE Disaster Alert app available on Google Play and IOS App Store

#SaferWorld #EarlyWarningforAll #DisasterAWARE #Pacific #Atlantic #Hawaii #Caribbean #UnitedStates #GulfCoast #Hurricane #Cylone #storm #tropical #tropicalstorm #islandlife #disasterpreparedness
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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Are you prepared for hurricane season? Today, June 1, marks the official start of the Atlantic and Central Pacific hurricane seasons. Access DisasterAWARE today to strengthen your hurricane monitoring, planning, and response efforts.

DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5KFIr) provides emergency managers and humanitarian assistance professionals with critical tools and information to stay informed and prepared, including:
· Risk awareness and enhanced monitoring
· Advanced analytics and exposure assessments
· Early warning (Smart Alerts)
· Critical asset protection
· Live cameras
· Online training
· and more!

Stay ahead and make informed decisions throughout hurricane season with DisasterAWARE!

>>> Emergency managers can receive alerts and access the latest information and updates on hazards through DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/bYrXC4sl0d)

>>> The public can receive alerts and critical updates with PDC’s FREE Disaster Alert app available on Google Play and IOS App Store

#SaferWorld #EarlyWarningforAll #DisasterAWARE #Pacific #Atlantic #Hawaii #Caribbean #UnitedStates #GulfCoast #Hurricane #Cylone #storm #tropical #tropicalstorm #islandlife #disasterpreparedness
@Hawaii_EMA
@Maui_EMA
@CivilDefenseHI
@Oahu_DEM
@flsert
@miamidadeEM
@GeorgiaEMAHS
@ncpublicsafety
@SCEMD
@msema
@AlabamaEMA
@gohsep
@houstonoem
@tdem
@ConredGuatemala
@CopecoHonduras1
@PROCIVILSV
@CDSINAPRED
@odpem
@COE_RD
@NMEADpr
@NemaSKN
@dem_barbados
@saintlucianemo

[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday night at 9:46 p.m. HST, approximately 8 miles south of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, along the western flank of Mauna Loa.

NO TSUNAMI THREAT

According to PDC’s latest automated Event Brief report, available through DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5K7ST), an estimated 49,300 people were exposed to moderate to very strong shaking. These automated products and alerts were issued through DisasterAWARE and the Disaster Alert mobile app when the event occurred and will continue to be updated as new information becomes available.

Monitor DisasterAWARE and the Disaster Alert app for updates and alerts:
>>> Are you a Disaster Manager? Access DisasterAWARE Pro at https://t.co/bYrXC4rNaF
>>> Download the free Disaster Alert app, available on Google Play and the iOS App Store (Search "Disaster Alert" in the app stores)

#earlywarningforall #saferworld #hawaii #earthquake
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@Maui_EMA
@CivilDefenseHI
@Oahu_DEM

[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

NOAA forecasters are sounding the alarm: super El Niño is coming, and it could mean record impacts during this year’s hurricane season—especially across the Eastern and Central Pacific basins.

Disaster managers should plan now to face compressed hurricane response timelines and compound, cascading events like flooding, landslides, and other secondary impacts. Systems not equipped to deal with simultaneous events have a high potential to become overwhelmed.

Read more at https://t.co/PoURdLUw5P

Request access to DisasterAWARE at https://t.co/ybZY0BpOvC

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

More exciting news! As PDC continues to advance “Early Warning for All”, we’ve expanded hazard coverage across Europe through the integration of automated hazard alerts from 44 European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, covering 38 countries!

MeteoAlarm data is now fully automated and integrated into DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5KFIr), providing enhanced hazard monitoring and expanded coverage for avalanches, extreme temperatures, floods, drought, severe weather, high winds, high surf, landslides, winter storms, marine hazards, wildfires, and more.

PDC Smart Alert early warnings are issued for each hazard, including advanced analytics on exposure, impacts, and potential humanitarian needs, as shown in the attached screenshots.
>>> Humanitarian assistance practitioners and the emergency management community receive alerts and access the latest information and updates on hazards through DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/bYrXC4sl0d)
>>> The public can get updates with PDC’s FREE Disaster Alert app available on Google Play and IOS App Store

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

We're hiring a Director of Global Operations with senior-level disaster management expertise.

You’ll advise PDC's Executive Director, lead our Disaster Services, Hazard Curation, Response, Exercise, and Liaison teams, and shape the strategy behind our global work.
Representing PDC's science-driven mission to reduce disaster risk and strengthen community resilience worldwide, you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with governments, militaries, humanitarian organizations, and regional disaster management bodies—turning complex operational challenges into action that helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises.

You bring deep operational experience—inside Emergency Operations Centers, across multi-jurisdictional planning, and alongside international partners—and possess a real conviction for careful, upstream work of getting communities ready and saving lives.

The role is based at our Kihei campus on Maui with a team of subject matter experts you’ll genuinely enjoy working alongside. Domestic and international travel is required. If this sounds like your next chapter—or that of someone you know—applications close May 22, 2026.

Apply now: https://t.co/uC86AItZNz

#NowHiring #DisasterManagement #EmergencyManagement #HumanitarianAssistance #PDCGlobal #MauiJobs

[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Catastrophes like the Lahaina wildfire in Hawai‘i, the California Palisades fire, and Canada’s wildfire disaster of 2023, illustrate the need for a fundamental shift in preparedness and planning that leverages advanced technologies for early awareness about wildfires and wildfire weather. Understanding and anticipating wildfires is no longer optional; it is foundational to effective preparedness, response, and resilience.

To address this growing challenge, PDC has released several new advanced technologies that leverage advanced modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance global wildfire detection, wildfire weather monitoring, and risk assessment through its early warning and risk intelligence platform, DisasterAWARE.

“Through our partnership with NASA, we are now continuously receiving remotely sensed satellite data from around the world and integrating it into DisasterAWARE to gain a clear picture of where fires are burning and how they’re spreading. We analyze this information to determine the level of threat, track the fire’s progression, and augment information with artificial intelligence to issue alerts and analytics in near real-time,” said PDC’s Director of Applied Science Dr. Joseph Green.

“This is especially powerful during peak fire weather when multiple simultaneous ignitions and rapid wind shifts can overwhelm manual monitoring or become dangerous for flyovers. It also fills critical knowledge and monitoring gaps that exist in remote geographies or areas with lower capacity for observation and early warning.”

Read more at https://t.co/NqaHIPikLi

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Sending a big mahalo (thank you!) to our Hawaiʻi partners as we conclude another successful Makani Pāhili statewide hurricane exercise. We commend the State, counties, and partners for their continued dedication to keeping Hawaiʻi safe as we work together to prepare for what is anticipated to be an active hurricane season.

While last week concentrated on exercising pre-impact planning and operations, this week focused on post-landfall response and early recovery activities, with PDC supporting HI-EMA and partners on site. DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5KFIr), along with critical Hawaiʻi-specific data (e.g. hazard zones, infrastructure) and advanced analytics, was leveraged to monitor the simulated hurricane’s progression and impacts in support of unified situational awareness, coordinated response, and informed, data-driven decision-making.

PDC has a long history of supporting Hawaiʻi’s Makani Pāhili exercises, which bring together state and county emergency management, partner agencies, NGOs, Hawaiʻi’s National Guard, and other key stakeholders to strengthen island-wide readiness ahead of hurricane season.

Are you prepared for hurricane season?
--- The public can access critical alerts and updates on hurricanes and other hazards through PDC's free Disaster Alert app, available for download via the Apple App Store and Google Pay.
--- Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can access DisasterAWARE Pro (https://t.co/bYrXC4sl0d)—our award-winning, multi-hazard early warning and risk intelligence platform, trusted by disaster managers worldwide.

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@Oahu_DEM

[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

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DisasterAWARE empowers local authorities with real-time intelligence, transforming how we anticipate and respond to critical threats like landslides.” —Ricardo Peñuela, Secretary of SGRED, Colombia’s national disaster management organization. #earlywarningforall #saferworld #cali #colombia #landslides #landslide #training #preparedness #disasterpreparedness #alertTwilio

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Proud to support Exercise SYNERGY 2026 this week—the flagship simulation led by our long-standing partners at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and designed to strengthen coordination among partners across the region. Mahalo (thank you)!

This year’s exercise focused on a sudden‑impact earthquake and tsunami scenario, testing the agility, readiness, and interoperability of regional and international stakeholders under time‑constrained conditions.

Our team contributed data‑driven products and advanced analytics to support the scenario, as highlighted in this post through simulated shaking intensity, tsunami travel times, and potential exposure and needs. These inputs helped enhance realism and inform decision‑making throughout the exercise. PDC also participated as a member of the Coordination–Information Management and Civil‑Military Thematic Working Groups, reinforcing information‑sharing frameworks and civil‑military integration across the response architecture.

#EarlyWarningforAll #SaferWorld #Caribbean #exercise #exercisesynergy #CDEMA #barbos #earthquake #tsunami #planning #preparedness #disasterplanning #disasterpreparedness #DisasterAWARE
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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

As part of the “Building Capacity for Early Warning” project sponsored by our partners at https://t.co/gWEoWR91P4, we were excited to be in Cali, Colombia this week to kick off DisasterAWARE training and the institutionalization of its use within standard operating procedures.

A big mahalo (thank you) to the Sistema de Gestión de Riesgos de Emergencias y Desastres (SGRED) for their commitment to the project and continued support!

DisasterAWARE (https://t.co/9JfTa5K7ST) training was provided to partner agencies to build operational capacity and strengthen early warning procedures. PDC also conducted a “Training of Trainers” for fifteen personnel, who will be able to deliver future DisasterAWARE trainings in the region as certified trainers.

The Enhanced Early Warning project, conducted in collaboration with https://t.co/gWEoWR91P4 and the City of Cali, focuses on developing new communication mechanisms within DisasterAWARE and supporting local institutions in operationalizing the system as a real-time decision-support and alerting tool. It also expands landslide risk analysis tools and capabilities for early warning within DisasterAWARE to mitigate risk for landslide-prone areas in Cali and surrounding communities. By combining technology innovation and risk analysis with capacity building and collaboration, this initiative aims to close critical information gaps that often place at-risk populations at greater danger during emergencies.

Learn more about this project: https://t.co/oMf3lTRYUa

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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Sending aloha to our Singapore partners! We valued the opportunity to host Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (RHCC) this week for a multi-day technical exchange focused on automated hazard alerting, advancements in AI for humanitarian assistance, and other exciting capabilities that accelerate decision-making and enhance information-sharing among partners during regional crises.

Mahalo (thank you) also to our partners at the University of Hawai‘i for hosting us on Oahu and sharing their latest innovations, exploring scalable AI-enabled applications, and alerting.

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#SaferWorld #disasteraware #EarlyWarningForAll

[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Sending a big mahalo (thank you) to our partners at El Salvador’s National Secretariat of Protección Civil for hosting the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief phase of the CENTAM Guardian exercise—United States Southern Command’s largest exercise in Central America.

Discussions focused on national and regional disaster planning, hazard risk—especially earthquakes—and shared challenges in strengthening disaster risk management across the region.

We also valued the opportunity to meet with El Salvador’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and Protección Civil to advance Pacific Disaster Center’s collaborative baseline assessment, now in Phase 2: Risk Resilience and Advanced Analytics (R2A2). This phase builds on the original National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) to help measure progress over time.

Learn more: https://t.co/JhRpUZDeD8

#SaferWorld #EarlyWarningforAll #CENTAM #CENTAMGuardian #ElSalvador #NDPBA #HADR #DisasterPreparedness #RiskAssessment #DisasterManagement #EmergencyManagement #R2A2 #partnering
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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Sending aloha to our Kauai County partners following an incredible DisasterAWARE Pro (https://t.co/9JfTa5K7ST) training this week as we continue to collaborate closely in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season and statewide Makani Pahili 2026 exercise. The training included partners representing Kauai Emergency Management Agency, law enforcement, health sector, and Red Cross.

Mahalo for your continued dedication and partnership as we continue to work together towards a safer Hawaii!

#EarlyWarningforAll #SaferWorld #Kauai #Hawaii #Training #partnership #DisasterAWARE
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[Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global @PDC_Global]

Aloha! It’s Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii. Know your tsunami zone! View it in the DisasterAlert app.

Whether you are a resident (kamaʻāina) or visiting the islands, it’s important to know if you are in a tsunami zone. Download the free DisasterAlert app to check your zone and receive early warnings for tsunamis and other hazards affecting Hawaii.
>>> The Tsunami Evacuation Zones (Hawaii) layer is displayed automatically in DisasterAlert and is also accessible under Layers > Hawaii > Hazard Zones.

Are you a disaster management or humanitarian assistance professional? Request access to DisasterAWARE Pro - https://t.co/bYrXC4rNaF - for access to hazards, risk information, live cameras, advanced analytics, and more!

#EarlyWarningforAll #SaferWorld #Hawaii #maui #oahu #kauai #bigisland #Tsunami #hazard #DisasterAlert
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