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Volcanoes magnify Metro Manila’s southwest monsoon rains and lethal floods

A.M.F. LagmayG. BagtasaI.A. CrisologoB.A. RacomaC.P. David
Many volcanoes worldwide are located near populated cities that experience monsoon seasons, characterized by shifting winds each year. Because of the ...
Landslides are one of the most frequent and common natural hazards in Malaysia. Preparation of landslide susceptibility maps is one of the first and m...
In November 2007, the heads of the ten member governments of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a charter that will, once rati...

Probabilistic storm surge inundation maps for Metro Manila based on Philippine public storm warning signals

J. TablazonC. V. CaroA. M. F. LagmayJ. B. L. BrionesL. DasallasJ. P. LapidezJ. SantiagoJ. K. SuarezC. LadieroL. A. GonzaloM. T. F. MungcalV. Malano
A storm surge is the sudden rise of sea water over the astronomical tides, generated by an approaching storm. This event poses a major threat to the P...

The emergence of global tsunami awareness: Analysis of disaster preparedness in Chile, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam

Esteban, M.Thao, N. D.Takagi, H.Tsimopoulou, V.Mikami, T.Yun, N. Y.Suppasri, A.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the first significant transoceanic tsunami in the digital age, allowing the population of the entire world to witnes...
The December, 2004 tsunami and March 2005 earthquake along the Sunda Megathrust off the Western Coast of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia not only resulted in...
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 b...
The northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia had suffered various extents of structural damage and loss of 68 lives in the unprecedented 2004 Indian Oce...
The research work is conducted in Laos. Which are begining at long the roads No.13 North (Kasi – Phoukhoun District) Vientiane and Luangprabang Prov...
Indian Ocean tsunami caused extensive damage on human life and coastal environments, including fragmented mangroves prior to 2004 tsunami. The natural...
In the second half of 1997, large areas in Southeast Asia were severely affected by a smoke-haze pollution episode caused by the emissions of an estim...
An 8 Richter Scale (RS) earthquake struck West Sumatra on Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 17.16 pm which led to huge number of landslides. Hence a c...
Seaquake is a phenomenon where there are water disturbance at the sea, caused by earthquake or submarine eruption. The scope of this study focuses on ...

The Lincoln Declaration on Drought Indices

Hayes, M.Svoboda, M.Wall, N.Widhalm, M.
Improved drought monitoring and early warning systems are urgently needed to cope with current and potentially changing drought patterns as we mov...

El Niño and health risks from landscape fire emissions in southeast Asia

Marlier, M. E.DeFries, R. S.Voulgarakis, A.Kinney, P. L.Randerson, J. T.Shindell, D. T.Chen, Y.Faluvegi, G.
Emissions from landscape fires affect both climate and air quality1. Here, we combine satellite-derived fire estimates and atmospheric modelling to qu...
Manila Trench is a potential generation source of tsunami in the South China Sea. Manila Trench is formed when Eurasian Plate is subducted under the P...