Restoration Ecology of Lowland Tropical Peatlands in Southeast Asia: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions
Studies of restoration ecology are well established for northern peatlands, but at an early stage for tropical peatlands. Extensive peatland areas in Southeast Asia have been degra...
Flood susceptible mapping and risk area delineation using logistic regression, GIS and remote sensing
Recently, in the year 2006, 2007 and 2008 heavy monsoons rainfall have triggered floods along Malaysia's east coast as well as in different parts of the country. The hardest hit ar...
Tree-ring based hydroclimate reconstruction over northern Vietnam from Fokienia hodginsii: eighteenth century mega-drought and tropical Pacific influence
We present here the first statistically calibrated and verified tree-ring reconstruction of climate from continental Southeast Asia. The reconstructed variable is March–May (MAM)...
Track prediction of very severe cyclone 'Nargis' using high resolution weather research forecasting (WRF) model
The recent very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS) ‘Nargis’ over the Bay of Bengal caused widespread destruction over Myanmar after hitting the coast on 2 May 2008. The real time for...
Damage costs of climate change through intensification of tropical cyclone activities: an application of FUND
Climate change may intensify tropical cyclone activities and amplify their negative economic effects. We simulated the direct economic impact of tropical cyclones enhanced by clima...
Delineation of Landslide Hazard Areas on Penang Island, Malaysia, by Using Frequency Ratio, Logistic Regression, and Artificial Neural Network Models
This paper summarizes findings of landslide hazard analysis on Penang Island, Malaysia, using frequency ratio, logistic regression, and artificial neural network models with the ai...
Hazard Assessment of Underwater Landslide-Generated Tsunamis: A Case Study in the Padang Region, Indonesia
Submarine landslides can generate local tsunamis with high run-ups, posing a hazard to human lives and coastal facilities. Both ancient (giant Storegga slide off Norwegian coast, 8...
Mental health and the psychosocial consequences of natural disasters in Asia
This article presents an overview of natural disasters in Asia, as well as mental disorders and psychosocial interventions related to disasters. Although most of the top ten worst ...
Changes in means and extreme events of temperature and precipitation in the Asia-Pacific Network region, 1955–2007
In this study, spatial and temporal patterns of changes in extreme events of temperature and precipitation at 143 weather stations in ten Asia-Pacific Network (APN) countries and t...
Interdecadal variability of tropical cyclone landfall in the Philippines from 1902 to 2005
A dataset of tropical cyclone landfall numbers in the Philippines (TLP) is created from a combination of historical observation records of the Monthly Bulletins of Philippine Weath...
Integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge bases for disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea
In investigating ways to reduce community vulnerability to environmental hazards it is essential to recognize the interaction between indigenous and scientific knowledge bases. Ind...
Environmental Consequences of the Demise in Swidden Cultivation in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia: Hydrology and Geomorphology
The hydrological and geomorphological impacts of traditional swidden cultivation in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia are virtually inconsequential, whereas the impacts associated wi...
Climate change and drought: a risk assessment of crop-yield impacts
We assessed the drought risk for world crop production under current and future climatic conditions by using an integrated approach to analyze the correlation between historical cr...
Typhoon disaster in China: prediction, prevention, and mitigation
Typhoon-induced disaster is one of the most important factors influencing the economic development and more than 250 million in China. In view of the existing state of typhoon disa...