Talmadge Magno, the administrator for Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, said no one needs to panic, but everyone should evacuate ...

The evacuations ordered in advance of Tuesday’s tsunami snarled traffic on freeways and surface streets on Oahu for hours as people fled the inundation zones. No major accidents or injuries were ...

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting ...

Hawaii lifted an evacuation order Wednesday morning after being struck by waves from a tsunami following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia. The earthquake sent shockwaves through ...

A watch means a tsunami might be coming and that there’s still uncertainty, and more information is needed. Watches are usually issued after distant earthquakes somewhere across the Pacific.

Hawaii County is reopening county beach parks today following the cancellation of the tsunami advisory. All emergency shelters are now closed, and roads are open. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ...

OPINION: Hawaii false missile alert a warning to get our civil defense right amid N. Korea threat Thinking about nuclear war is scary, but we have no choice.

The General Directorate of Civil Defense has called on the public to exercise caution and remain in safe areas, warning against approaching valleys, flood-prone zones, or attempting to swim in them, ...

Germany is upgrading civil defense infrastructure amid Russian threats, expanding shelters, modernizing alert systems.