Initial pore pressures under the Lusi mud volcano, Indonesia
The Lusi mud volcano of East Java, Indonesia, remains one of the most unusual geologic disasters of modern times. Since its sudden birth in 2006, Lusi has erupted continuously, exp...
Building a tsunami simulation database for the tsunami warning system in the Philippines.
To enhance the tsunami warning operation system in the Philippines caused by earthquakes in and around the country, staff members of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) joined th...
Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California
California is currently in the midst of a record-setting drought. The drought began in 2012 and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo precipitation, the highest annual te...
Heuristic search on statistics of wind data and cloud images for automatic typhoon eye location
Identifying typhoon eye location is quite a challenging task since several factors are needed to be evaluated. With deficient information from a single resource, it may lead to dis...
Hybrid of linear programming and genetic algorithm for optimizing agent-based simulation. Application to optimization of sign placement for tsunami evacuation
Nowadays, tsunami is becoming one of the most dangerous natural disasters. Most coastal regions face a potential risk of this kind of disaster. Along with the early warning system,...
The frequency of explosive volcanic eruptions in Southeast Asia
There are ~750 active and potentially active volcanoes in Southeast Asia. Ash from eruptions of volcanic explosivity index 3 (VEI 3) and smaller pose mostly local hazards while eru...
Volcanoes magnify Metro Manila’s southwest monsoon rains and lethal floods
Many volcanoes worldwide are located near populated cities that experience monsoon seasons, characterized by shifting winds each year. Because of the severity of flood impact to la...
Marjaana Jauhola. Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Indonesia: Negotiating Normativity through Gender Mainstreaming in Aceh
This book offers a critical analysis of gender mainstreaming initiatives in the post-tsunami context in Indonesia. Aiming to challenge the terms of the debate in gender mainstreami...
Development of hybrid wavelet packet-statistical models (WP-SM) for landslide susceptibility mapping
Landslides are recognized as one of the most important natural hazards in many areas throughout the world. Producing landslide susceptibility maps have received particular attentio...
Track analysis, simulation, and field survey of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan storm surge
The authors have examined the characteristics of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which made landfall on the coast of the Philippines on November 2013, generating a substantial storm surg...
A phreatic explosion model inferred from a very long period seismic event at Mayon Volcano, Philippines
During a phreatic explosion at Mayon Volcano, Philippines, on 7 May 2013, a very long period seismic event with a peak frequency of 0.4 Hz was observed. Our frequency-domain wavefo...
LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF KOKAP AREA USING MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION
A number of landslides have occured in Kokap SubDistrict, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia, which have influenced the communities. The natural disaster i...
Analysis of rainfall effect to slope stability in Ulu Klang, Malaysia
Malaysia is a country that is located near the equator line with tropical climates which receives high abundant rainfall, averaging 2,400mm annually. This makes Malaysia prone to t...
Coseismic and Postseismic Displacement of 2011 Mw 6.8 Tarlay Earthquake, Myanmar using InSAR Techniques and Inversion Analysis
In this study, we investigate the March 24th 2011 Mw=6.8 Tarlay earthquake, Myanmar using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and inversion analysis. We firstly invert...