DoST-Pagasa eyes expanding Swerve tool access

THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) plans on expanding the access of the Severe Wind Estimation of Risk Using Vulnerability and Exposure (Swerve) tool nationwide to save lives during a typhoon.

According to Karlo Timbal from the Impact Assessment and Application Section of the Climatology and Agrometeorology Division of DoST-Pagasa, the tool is being used at present for certain local government units (LGUs) that have the surveyed exposure data, and the agency is now working on making the Swerve tool available to everyone.