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Minor, shallow landslides have occurred frequently on the island of Singapore. However, very few major landslides (greater than 10 m in height) have o...
We investigate active crustal deformation patterns associated with magmatic activity at Taal Volcano, an active tholeiitic volcano located in southwes...

The 2004 Thailand tsunami and the April 2012 tsunami warning

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...

A phreatic explosion model inferred from a very long period seismic event at Mayon Volcano, Philippines

Maeda, Y.Kumagai, H.Lacson, R.Figueroa, M. S.Yamashina, T.Ohkura, T.Baloloy, A. V.
During a phreatic explosion at Mayon Volcano, Philippines, on 7 May 2013, a very long period seismic event with a peak frequency of 0.4 Hz was observe...
Using the tropical cyclone best track data from the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Webster et al. [2005] found that...
Taal volcano is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the Philippines. Thirty-three eruptions have occurred through historical time with several exhi...

Ground Deformation of Mayon Volcano Revealed by GPS Campaign Survey

Takagi, A.Fujiwara, K.Ohkura, T.Luis, A. C.Baloloy, A. V.Ando, S.Bornas, M. A. V.
Determining the location and the amount of volume change of the pressure source beneath a volcano during the eruption preparation stage is an importan...
Volcanic basalt eruption activity in the South China Sea and adjacent areas occurred strongly in Cenozoic E ra. However, it is difficult to define the...

Awareness of tsunami natural warning signs and intended evacuation behaviors in Java, Indonesia

Hall, S.Pettersson, J.Meservy, W.Harris, R.Agustinawati, D.Olson, J.McFarlane, A.
The south coast of Java has a long history of deadly seismogenic tsunamis. The most recent tsunami events in 1994 and 2006 killed hundreds due to lack...
Southeast Asia has had both volcanic tsunamis and possesses some of the most densely populated, economically important and rapidly developing coastlin...
We studied two tsunamis from 2012, one generated by the El Salvador earthquake of 27 August (Mw 7.3) and the other generated by the Philippines earthq...
The Philippine archipelago lies in the path of seasonal tropical cyclones, and much of the coast is prone to periodic inundation due to storm surges. ...
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 ...
has been estimated that droughts are the world’s costliest natural disasters and affect more people than any other form of natural disaster (Wilhite...