Mas, E.Koshimura, S.Imamura, F.Suppasri, A.Muhari, A.Adriano, B.
As con?rmed by the extreme tsunami events over the last decade (the 2004 Indian Ocean, 2010 Chile and 2011 Japan tsunami events), mitigation measures ...
Objectives. We examined self-reported physical health during the first 2 years following the 2004 tsunami in Thailand.
Methods. We assessed physical ...
It is a comprehensive and well illustrated textbook on all aspects of tsunami. I don't think there is any other book on the topic published. As one bo...
Nakashima, Y.Heki, K.Takeo, A.Cahyadi, M. N.Aditiya, A.Yoshizawa, K.
Acoustic waves from volcanic eruptions are often observed as infrasound in near fields. Part of them propagate upward and disturb the ionosphere, and ...
Climate model global warming simulations predict large regional changes in tropical rainfall, including regions of drought. Qualitatively similar chan...
van Hinsberg, V.Vigouroux, N.Palmer, S.Berlo, K.Mauri, G.Williams-Jones, A.Fischer, T.
Volcanoes play an important role in the global cycling of elements by providing a pathway from the deep Earth to its surface. Here, we have constraine...
Brill, D.May, S. M.Engel, M.Reyes, M.Pint, A.Opitz, S.Brückner, H.
On 8 November 2013, category 5 Supertyphoon Haiyan made landfall on the Philippines. During a posttyphoon survey in February 2014, Haiyan-related sand...
Owing to the rise in water demand and looming climate change, recent years have witnessed much focus on global drought scenarios. As a natural hazard,...
De Bélizal, E.Lavigne, F.Hadmoko, D. S.Degeai, J. P.Dipayana, G. A.Mutaqin, B. W.Vidal, C.
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 recog...
The definition of desertification accepted in the ad hoc conference held by UNEP in Nairobi in 1977 and confirmed at the Earth Summit on Environment a...
This paper focuses on two mega natural disasters that occurred in Asia: the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in March of 2011 and the Chao Phraya Fl...
Natural disasters constitute a persistent threat to economic welfare in many places, particularly in developing countries. Not only can disasters tran...
Debris flow occurs in the downhill area of Merapi in Central Java is very dangerous threat that threatens human life, and destroys infrastructure faci...
Garcia, A.De La Cruz-Reyna, S.Marrero, J. M.Ortiz, R.
Under certain conditions, volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes may pose signi?cant hazards to people living in or near active volcanic regions, especiall...
In Southern Thailand, tourism-related businesses and small-scale fisheries were among the sectors that were hardest hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsuna...
Galgana, G. A.Newman, A. V.Hamburger, M. W.Solidum, R. U.
We investigate active crustal deformation patterns associated with magmatic activity at Taal Volcano, an active tholeiitic volcano located in southwes...
Pettit, S.Beresford, A.Whiting, M.Banomyong, R.Beresford, S.
This chapter reviews the events leading up to and immediately following the December 2004 tsunami that occurred in Southeast Asia; and the lessons tha...
It has been more than 10 years since Malaysia ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and developments since then ...