Landslide Susceptibility Mapping on Panaon Island, Philippines Using a Geographic Information System
For landslide susceptibility mapping, this study applied, verified and compared the Bayesian probability model, the weights-of-evidence to Panaon Island, Philippines, using a geogr...
An algorithm for operational ?ood mapping from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data using fuzzy logic
An algorithm developed to map ?ooded areas from synthetic aperture radar imagery is presented in this paper. It is conceived to be inserted in the operational ?ood management syste...
Assessing drought probability for agricultural areas in Africa with coarse resolution remote sensing imagery
Drought is one of the most frequent climate-related disasters occurring across large portions of the African continent, often with devastating consequences for the food security of...
Fire, drought and El Niño relationships on Borneo (Southeast Asia) in the pre-MODIS era (1980–2000)
Borneo (Indonesia) is Earth's third largest island, and the location of both extensive areas of rainforest and tropical peatlands. It is the site of both regular (seasonal) biomass...
Repurposing climate reconstructions for drought prediction in Southeast Asia
Climate information may help smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia take informed risks and reduce their climate vulnerability. Model-based seasonal forecasts are limited in the ski...
The impact of climate change on global tropical cyclone damage
One potential impact from greenhouse-gas emissions is increasing damage from extreme events. Here, we quantify how climate change may affect tropical cyclone damage. We find that f...
Contributions of ENSO and East Indian Ocean SSTA to the interannual variability of Northwest Pacific tropical cyclone frequency
This study attempts to understand contributions of ENSO and the boreal summer sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in the East Indian Ocean (EIO) to the interannual variability o...
Essential elements of national drought policy: Moving toward creating drought policy guidelines
The development and implementation of a drought policy is intended to alter a nation’s approach to drought management. A national drought policy should establish a clear set of p...
Essential Elements of National Drought Policy: Moving Toward Creating Drought Policy Guidelines
The development and implementation of a drought policy is intended to alter a nation’s approach to drought management. A national drought policy should establish a clear set of ...
Drought Resistance Improvement in Rice: An Integrated Genetic and Resource Management Strategy
Drought is the major constraint to rice production in rainfed areas across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In the context of current and predicted water scarcity, increasing irrigatio...
How are ?ood risk estimates affected by the choice of return-periods?
Flood management is more and more adopting a risk based approach, whereby ?ood risk is the product of the probability and consequences of ?ooding. One of the most common approaches...
Reconstructing the Tropical Storm Ketsana ?ood event in Marikina River, Philippines
In September 2009, Tropical Storm Ketsana (local name: TS Ondoy) hit the Manila metropolitan area (Metro Manila) and brought an anomalous volume of rain that exceeded the Philippin...
Coastal inundation and damage exposure estimation: a case study for Jakarta
Coastal ?ooding poses serious threats to coastal areas, and the vulnerability of coastal communities and economic sectors to ?ooding will increase in the coming decades due to envi...