Shallow Rupture of the 2011 Tarlay Earthquake (Mw 6.8), Eastern Myanmar
We use L-band Advanced Land Observation Satellite PALSAR data to infer the distribution of subsurface fault slip during the Tarlay earthquake (Mw 6.8) in eastern Myanmar. We find ...
Coseismic and postseismic motion of a landslide: Observations, modeling, and analogy with tectonic faults
We document the first time series of a landslide reactivation by an earthquake using continuous GPS measurements over the Maca landslide (Peru). Our survey shows a coseismic respon...
Humanistic planning and urban flood disaster governance in Southeast Asia: Metro Manila and Jakarta
What are the possible humanistic approaches to urban flood disaster governance? Several largest cities in Southeast Asia, such as Bangkok, Jakarta, and Metro Manila have been affec...
Developing an early warning system for storm surge inundation in the Philippines
A storm surge is the sudden rise of sea water generated by an approaching storm, over and above the astronomical tides. This event imposes a major threat in the Philippine coastal ...
Intuitionistic fuzzy theory based typhoon disaster evaluation in Zhejiang Province, China: a comparative perspective
TyphoonisoneofthemajorweatherdisastersinChina’scoastalandsomeinland areas. This study focuses on the evaluation of typhoon disaster in Zhejiang province, China, based on intuitio...
Contribution of vegetation and peat fires to particulate air pollution in Southeast Asia
Smoke haze, caused by vegetation and peat fires in Southeast Asia, is of major concern because of its adverse impact on regional air quality. We apply two different methods (a chem...
The Tsunami Warning System in Thailand: A Part of the Reconstruction Process After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
A disaster early warning system is an important tool to prevent a large number of human casualties from natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. In Thailand, an early di...
Observations of Natural Recruitment and Human Attempts at Mangrove Rehabilitation After Seismic (Tsunami and Earthquake) Events in Simeulue Island and Singkil Lagoon, Aceh, Indonesia
The December, 2004 tsunami and March 2005 earthquake along the Sunda Megathrust off the Western Coast of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia not only resulted in catastrophic losses of life a...
Global assessment of trends in wetting and drying over land
Changes in the hydrological conditions of the land surface have substantial impacts on society1, 2. Yet assessments of observed continental dryness trends yield contradicting resul...
Field observation and numerical simulation of past and future storm surges in the Bay of Bengal: case study of cyclone Nargis
Storm surges are one of the most important risks to coastal communities around the Bay of Bengal, and it is feared that the threat they pose will increase with climate change in th...
Fundamental Analysis for Flood Risk Management in the Selected River Basins of Southeast Asia
Floodfeatureswere analyzedandriskknowledge was examined in studies in selected river basins of Southeast Asia. Rainfall runoff features were analyzed in Indonesia’s Solo river ba...
Triggered Earthquake Study in Tranh River No. 2 (Vietnam) Hydropower Reservoir
This article presentsthe results of investigating triggered earthquakes in the vicinity of Tranh River No.2 Hydropower Reservoir in recent years. It is found that earthquakes occur...
Interplate coupling model off the southwestern coast of Java, Indonesia, based on continuous GPS data in 2008–2010
We present an interplate coupling model of the Australia–Java plate interface off the southwestern coast of Java, Indonesia, based on data from the Indonesian Permanent GPS Stati...
Mapping of the Inabanga Fault in Bohol, Philippines using High Resolution LIDAR Imagery and Field Mapping Verification
A M 7.2 earthquake devastated Bohol Island in the Central Philippines region on 15 October 2013 at 8:12 am. The temblor was associated with severe ground rupture, intense ground s...