Systematic Variation of Summertime Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Western North Pacific in Relation to the Madden–Julian Oscillation
The variability of observed tropical cyclone (TC) activity (i.e., genesis, track, and landfall) in the western North Pacific (WNP) is examined in relation to the various categories...
Dynamic assessment of typhoon disaster condition based on multi-sources remote sensing imagery:research progress
Natural disaster is the hotspot question in international society and academy.Guard of typhoon disaster is very important since the increasing of its intensity,frequency and extent...
Investigation of the Mekong River basin hydrology for 1980–2000 using the YHyM
This study investigates the Mekong River basin hydrologyfor the 1980–2000 period using a grid-based distributedhydrological model called Yamanashi Hydrological Model (YHyM). The ...
The global footprint of persistent extra-tropical drought in the instrumental era
The major North American droughts as per instrumental records are shown to be part of a larger, global pattern of low-frequency drought variability. Drought in western North Americ...
Bangladesh cyclone survivors struggle with cold, rain
DHAKA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people living in tents since a cyclone devastated the southern Bangladesh coast in November are now battling cold and rain, local off...
Investigation of Soil Moisture Characteristics of Landslide-Prone Slopes in Thailand
Flashflood and rainfall-induced landslides have been a serious threat to people in mountainous areas of Thailand. Indepth understanding of the process of soil moisture changes in s...
A community-based flood risk management in the lower Pampanga river basin
With the growing concerns on the impacts of climate change, one entry point identified for adaptation is through disaster risk management, specifically climate risks reduction. A g...
The pseudo-events paradox: how pseudo-events flood the Philippine press and why journalists don't recognize it
Daniel Boorstin introduced in 1961 the concept of pseudo-events of false realities which he said had been flooding the American Press (Boorstin, 1961). Four decades later, testing ...
Landslide susceptibility mapping using probability and statistics models in Baguio City, Philippines
For landslide susceptibility mapping, this study applied, verified and compared a probability model, a frequency ratio and statistical model, a logistic regression to Baguio city, ...
Investigation of soil moisture characteristics of landslide-prone slopes in Thailand
Flashflood and rainfall-induced landslides have been a serious threat to people in mountainous areas of Thailand. In-depth understanding of the process of soil moisture changes in ...
Indigenous knowledgefor disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learnt from Asia-Pacific region
This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of in...
Global Trends and Variability in Soil Moisture and Drought Characteristics, 1950–2000, from Observation-Driven Simulations of the Terrestrial Hydrologic Cycle
Global and regional trends in drought for 1950–2000 are analyzed using a soil moisture–based drought index over global terrestrial areas, excluding Greenland and Antarctica. Th...
P LANT – POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN TROPICAL MONSOON FORESTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Forests with different ? ora and vegetation types harbor different assemblages of ? ower visitors, and plant – pollinator interactions vary among forests. In monsoon-dominated Ea...
Multi-method global sensitivity analysis of flood inundation models
Global sensitivity analysis is a valuable tool in understanding flood inundation models and deriving decisions on strategies to reduce model uncertainty. In this paper, a sensitivi...