Natural disasters can be categorized as "acute" or "slow" in their onset. They are predictable because they cluster in geographic areas. Natural hazards are unpreventable and, for the most part ...

high-density observation network and micro-satellite about 1/100th the price of conventional satellites demonstrates great ability in monitoring not only torrential rainfall but many other types of ...

The leading Philippine fiber broadband ... technology in the event of natural disasters, power outages, cyber-attacks, or any other type of business disruption. DRaaS is the result of the ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday announced that its administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, and ...

DP World Foundation, the charitable arm of DP World, has reaffirmed its commitment to disaster relief and community ...

Prompt and accurate monitoring data to enable appropriate disaster response The Philippines is in a Western Pacific Plate subduction zone. As in the case of Japan, earthquake and volcano disasters ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...