Valuing indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation planning in Fiji and Vanuatu
Pacific Island communities are heavily reliant on natural resources to sustain their livelihoods and as a consequence they have developed an intimate understanding of their local e...
Rain-triggered lahars following the 2010 eruption of Merapi volcano, Indonesia: A major risk
The 2010 VEI 4 eruption of Merapi volcano deposited roughly ten times the volume of pyroclastic materials of the 1994 and 2006 eruptions, and is recognized as one of the most inten...
Environmental impact assessment of structural flood mitigation measures by a rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM) technique: A case study in Metro Manila, Philippines
In recent decades, the practice of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the planning processes of infrastructure projects has created significant awareness on the benefits of e...
Multivariate Standardized Drought Index: A parametric multi-index model
Defining droughts based on a single variable/index (e.g., precipitation, soil moisture, or runoff) may not be sufficient for reliable risk assessment and decision-making. In this p...
Evaluation of official tropical cyclone track forecast over north Indian Ocean issued by India Meteorological Department
India Meteorological Department (IMD) introduced the objective tropical cyclone (TC) track forecast valid for next 24 hr over the north Indian Ocean (NIO) in 2003. It further exte...
Delineation of small-scale landforms relative to ?ood inundation in the western Red River delta, northern Vietnam using remotely sensed data
Flood susceptibility mapping using geomorphologic approaches is effective for delineating ?ood extent and various degrees of potential ?ood-affected areas. This approach is useful ...
Source process of long-period seismic events at Taal volcano, Philippines: Vapor transportation and condensation in a shallow hydrothermal fissure
We analyzed observations of a swarm of more than 40,000 long-period (LP) seismic events at Taal volcano, Philippines, in 2010–2011. The event waveforms are strongly correlated to...
Intensification of premonsoon tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and its impacts on Myanmar
We analyze multiple global reanalysis and precipitation datasets in order to explain the dynamic mechanisms that lead to an observed intensification of the monsoon trough and assoc...
A framework for global river flood risk assessments
There is an increasing need for strategic global assessments of ?ood risks in current and future conditions. In this paper, we propose a framework for global ?ood risk assessment f...
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Vetiver System-Based Rehabilitation Measures for Landslide-Damaged Mountainous Agricultural Lands in the Lower Northern Thailand
On May 23, 2006, the landslide-debris flow occurred in several places of the lower Northern Thailand. These destroyed about 4,000 houses resulting in about 10,000 people having to ...
The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI): A New Integrated Approach for Monitoring Drought Stress in Vegetation
The development of new tools that provide timely, detailed-spatial-resolution drought information is essential for improving drought preparedness and response. This paper presents ...
Submarine Landslide Tsunamis: How Extreme and How Likely?
A number of examples are presented to substantiate that submarine landslides have occurred along most continental margins and along several volcano flanks. Their properties of impo...
Landslide Process and Impacts: A Proposed Classification Method
Various impacts of landslides have increased in past decades due to the rapid growth of urbanization in the developing world. Landslide effects have damaged many aspects of human l...
Modulation of western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity by the ISO. Part I: Genesis and intensity
This study investigates the intraseasonal variability of tropical cyclones (TCs) by systematically examining the two major components of the intraseasonal oscillation (ISO), the 30...