Global integrated drought monitoring and prediction system
Drought is by far the most costly natural disaster that can lead to widespread impacts, including water and food crises. Here we present data sets available from the Global Integra...
Knowledge, Education and Training for Risk Reduction: Specific Case of Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan
This chapter deals with three cases of knowledge-based DRR activities conducted by SEEDS Asia, a Japan-based NGO, in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Japan. From the case of Myanmar, it is cl...
Walking the Last Mile: Contributions to the Development of an End-to-End Tsunami Early Warning System in Indonesia
Establishing the Tsunami Early Warning System in Indonesia (InaTEWS) has been a process of learning and innovation. Three different initiatives, implemented by the German-Indonesia...
A statistical analysis and comparison of historical earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan and Indonesia
This study aims at quantitatively investigating the past trend of natural disasters, focusing upon earthquakes and tsunamis, which occurred in Japan and Indonesia with respect to t...
Paradigms for Tropical Cyclone Intensification
We review the four main paradigms of tropical cyclone intensification that have emerged over the past five decades, discussing the relationship between them and highlighting their ...
Vulnerability to multiple stressors in coastal communities: a study of the Andaman coast of Thailand
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change have become a dominant theme in development and conservation research and work. Yet coastal communities are facing a wider array of d...
TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA): U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO PHILIPPINES DISASTER
This report examines the impact of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which struck the central Philippines on November 8, 2013, and the U.S. and international response. Haiyan was one of th...
The Compatible Ground-Motion Prediction Equations with East Malaysia for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes
The common features in establish seismic design criteria for buildings, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis requires estimation of ground motion such as peak ground acceleration ...
An overview of the China Meteorological Administration tropical cyclone database
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA)’s tropical cyclone (TC) database includes not only the best-track dataset but also TC-induced wind and precipitation data. This arti...
Summary of 2014 NW Pacific typhoon season and verification of authors' seasonal forecasts
The 2013 NW Pacific typhoon season was a season of two halves. Activity was well below average until mid-September and then well above average thereafter. The most significant even...
Uncertainty estimation during the process of flood risk assessment in developing countries–case study in the Pampanga river basin
Flood risk assessment should be one of the basic methods for disaster damage mitigation to identify and estimate potential damage before disasters and to provide appropriate inform...
Uncertainty estimation during the process of flood risk assessment in developing countries–case study in the Pampanga river basin
Flood risk assessment should be one of the basic methods for disaster damage mitigation to identify and estimate potential damage before disasters and to provide appropriate inform...
Geodetic observations and modeling of time-varying deformation at Taal Volcano, Philippines
We investigate active crustal deformation patterns associated with magmatic activity at Taal Volcano, an active tholeiitic volcano located in southwestern Luzon, Philippines. We pr...
Causes and Predictability of the 2012 Great Plains Drought
Central Great Plains precipitation deficits during May–August 2012 were the most severe since at least 1895, eclipsing the Dust Bowl summers of 1934 and 1936. Drought developed s...