Keywords

DM Theme

Document Type

Countries

Hazards

Language

Publications List

The analysis of landslide hazard requires continuous and high frequency surface displacement monitoring at numerous and geomorphologically relevant lo...
Observational records reveal that the number of tropical cyclones (TCs) approaching East Asia in July–October is positively correlated with sea surf...

Cyclone Nargis storm surge in Myanmar

Fritz, H. M.Blount, C. D.Thwin, S.Thu, M. K.Chan, N.
Tropical cyclones develop in the north Indian Ocean from 55 to 90°E and 5 to 20°N (Webster et al. 2005). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) mai...
In the Ngamoeyeik Irrigation Project Area outside of Yangon City in Lower Myanmar, rainy season paddy cultivation has traditionally been performed fro...
The increase in sea level from the last glacial maximum has been derived from a siliciclastic system on the tectonically stable Sunda Shelf in Southea...
A large body of evidence shows that informal insurance is an important risk-smoothing mechanism in developing countries but that this risk sharing is ...
Temporally inconsistent and potentially unreliable global historical data hinder the detection of trends in tropical cyclone activity1, 2, 3. This lim...
Malaysia lies in a geographically stable region, relatively free from natural disasters, but is affected by flooding, landslides, haze and other man-m...
This study shows that the Pacific-Japan (PJ) teleconnection pattern has a significant influence on tropical cyclone (TC) activities over the western N...

Assessment of flood hazards and vulnerability in Cambodian floodplain

Shrestha, B. B.Okazumi, T.Tanaka, S.Sugiura, A.Kwak, Y.
Lower Mekong Basin(LMB) is frequently affected by flood, particularly, within the low-lying floodplains of cambodia. Populations living in the Mekong ...

Development of Flood Vulnerability Indices for Lower Mekong Basin in Cambodain Floodplain

Shrestha, B. B.Okazumi, T.Tanaka, S.Sugiura, A.Kwak, Y.Hibino, S.
Floods frequently occur in the world, which cause serious damage of properties and loss of lives. It is thus important to identify flood vulnerability...

The 2010 Seismovolcanic Crisis at Taal Volcano (Philippines)

Zlotnicki, J.Sasai, Y.Johnston, M. J. S.Fauquet, F.Villacorte, E.Cordon, J. M.
-

Characteristic and behavior of rainfall induced landslides in Java Island, Indonesia: an overview

Christanto, N.Hadmoko, D. S.Westen, C. J.Lavigne, F.Sartohadi, J.Setiawan, M. A.
Landslides are important natural hazards occurring on mountainous area situated in the wet tropical climate like in Java, Indonesia. As a central of e...
A large proportion of the water used in monsoon Asia is used for rice paddies, and the mechanism of use varies from area to area. Hydrological models,...
Landslides are one of the most dangerous hazards in Vietnam. Most landslides occur at excavated slopes, and natural slope failures are rare in the cou...
This study explores sub-monthly variation for the circulation and convection in the western North Pacific during July and August. The sub-monthly vari...
The Menoreh Mountains in Yogyakarta are severely affected by landslides. Due to the high population densities, mass movements are generally damaging a...
The purpose of the present paper is to manifest the results of the neuro-fuzzy model using remote sensing data and GIS for landslide susceptibility an...
Electromagnetic (EM) methods are powerful for imaging lithology, geological discontinuities, and hydrothermal and plumbing systems of volcanoes. These...
has been estimated that droughts are the world’s costliest natural disasters and affect more people than any other form of natural disaster (Wilhite...