Spatial variation of damage due to storm surge and waves during Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Field measurements and numerical simulations are used to assess the resons for different types of water-related structural damage observed in Tacloban and Eastern Samar. Coastal Ta...
Field survey and damage inspection after the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines
On November 8, 2013 a powerful tropical cyclone, named as Super Typhoon Haiyan, struck the areas of Southeast Asian countries. The Eastern Visayas in the Philippines was one of the...
Natural disasters and the economy: some recent experiences from Southeast Asia
This paper uses recent examples of natural disasters from Southeast Asia to illustrate some important arguments discussed in the literature on natural disasters and the economy. Fi...
Natural Disasters and the Economy: Some Recent Experiences from Southeast Asia
This paper uses recent examples of natural disasters from Southeast Asia to illustrate some important arguments discussed in the literature on natural disasters and the economy. Fi...
Scenario-based tsunami hazard assessment for the coast of Vietnam from the Manila Trench source
This paper assesses the impact of tsunamis in the East Vietnam Sea potentially originated from a giant rupture along the Manila Trench to the Vietnamese coast. Tsunami heights and ...
Temporal-spatial characteristics of severe drought events and their impact on agriculture on a global scale
To identify the world's severely drought-prone areas, given that the corresponding ground area for a 0.5-degree grid in different latitudes is different, we proposed a more precise...
Earthquake Catalogue of the Thailand Meteorological Department — A Commentary
In this study, I investigated qualitatively the earthquake catalogue of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), Thailand, with respect to the seismicity patterns of Thailand. The...
On the seasonal forecasting of regional tropical cyclone activity
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are a hazard to life and property and a prominent element of the global climate system; therefore, understanding and predicting TC location, intensity, and ...
Tropical Cyclone Simulation and Response to CO2 Doubling in the GFDL CM2.5 High-Resolution Coupled Climate Model
Global tropical cyclone (TC) activity is simulated by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) Climate Model, version 2.5 (CM2.5), which is a fully coupled global climate m...
Brief Communication: On the source characteristics and impacts of the magnitude 7.2 Bohol earthquake, Philippines
A devastating earthquake struck Bohol, Philippines, on 15 October 2013. The earthquake originated at 12 km depth from an unmapped reverse fault, which manifested on the surface for...
Brief communication On the source Characteristics and Impacts of the magnitude 7.2 Bohol earthquake, Philippines.
A devastating earthquake struck Bohol, Philippines, on 15 October 2013. The earthquake originated at 12 km depth from an unmapped reverse fault, which manifested on the surface for...
Shallow S wave attenuation and actively degassing magma beneath Taal Volcano, Philippines
Taal Volcano, Philippines, is one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes given its history of explosive eruptions and its close proximity to populated areas. A real-time broadba...
Surface Ruptures of the Mw 6.8 March 2011 Tarlay Earthquake, Eastern Myanmar
Field observations indicate the Mw 6.8 Tarlay, Myanmar, earthquake of 24 March 2011 resulted from the rupture of a short section of the left-lateral Nam Ma fault. We document cose...