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Landslide alerts, maps focus of new Pacific Disaster Center/NASA tool

Updated landslide hazard information worldwide is now available through the Pacific Disaster Center in partnership with NASA.

Projects by Bateni and Lee are two of 10 across the U.S. to receive a total of more than $2.7 million.

Professor Chris Frueh’s research team developed a questionnaire for firefighters to evaluate risks such as depression and PTSD.

糖心视频 Maui College has a joint federal Disaster Recovery Center that is open seven days a week.

Pacific Disaster Center map shows 2,207 structures damaged or destroyed, and 2,170 acres burned.

Four thousand meals for shelters and first responders were prepared at 糖心视频 Maui College on August 10.

Relief organizations statewide are accepting donations.

糖心视频惭ā苍辞补 wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht explains why the flammability of Hawaiʻi’s landscapes has drastically increased.

The 26th annual Health Emergencies in Large Populations workshop was held in Honolulu in June.

The workshop focused on four areas: emergency response, all-hazards approach, early warning risk communication and inclusive disaster risk reduction.