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This study presented a flood estimation model for Johor River in Kota Tinggi watershed, Malaysia using HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Modeling System). Calibrati...

Fire carbon emissions over maritime southeast Asia in 2015 largest since 1997

Huijnen, V.Wooster, M. J.Gaveau, D. L. A.Flemming, J.Parrington, M.Inness, A.Murdiayarso, D.Main, B.van Weele, M.
In September and October 2015 widespread forest and peatland fires burned over large parts of maritime southeast Asia, most notably Indonesia, releasi...
The disaster management system in Thailand is based on the 2007 Disoster prevention Acf and the Nationol and Mitigat Plon on Disaster Prevention ond M...

Case study: flood mitigation of the Muda River, Malaysia

Julien, P. Y.Ghani, A. A.Zakaria, N. A.Abdullah, R.Chang, C. K.
The 2003 flood of the Muda River reached 1,340 m3/s1,340 m3/s at Ladang Victoria and adversely impacted 45,000 people in Malaysia. A flood control rem...
We present here a chronology of tree ring cellulose d18O for the period 1588–2002 based on individual measurements of seven Fokienia hodginsii trees...
To present a comprehensive flood management plan for Malaysia, the various planning stages and the proponents of the plan. It is also to expound and h...
Forest and land fires are not new to the landscapes of Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, strikingly different perspectives persist about the significance ...
Flood is one of the natural hazards which occur all over the world and it is critical to be controlled through proper management. Severe flood events ...

Unraveling the Mystery of Indian Monsoon Failure During El Niño

Kumar, K. K.Rajagopalan, B.Hoerling, M.Bate, G.Cane, M.
The 132-year historical rainfall record reveals that severe droughts in India have always been accompanied by El Niño events. Yet El Niño events hav...
In flood-prone international river basins (IRBs), many riparian nations that are located close to a basin's outlet face a major problem in effectively...

The Mekong river system. RAP publication

Van Zalinge, N.Degen, P.Pongsri, C.Nuov, S.Jensen, J. G.Nguyen, V. H.
The Mekong is the longest river in southeast Asia. From its source on the Tibetan plateau it runs for 4,800 km through China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thaila...
Two Cosmo-SkyMed observations of the inundation occurred in Myanmar on May 2008 are analyzed in this paper to study the potentiality of this sensor fo...
Hydrological and morphological features of the multiple-branched tidal delta of the Irrawaddy River are discussed. Close attention is given to the imp...

Development and adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Myanmar

Than, A. M., Maw, J. B.Aung, T.Gaur, P. M.Gowda, C. L. L.
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important food legume in Myanmar. It is mainly grown in central dry zone of the country, mainly in Sagaing (54%), Mag...
This article is a case study of the dynamics of rescue and relief operations in a flood-affected village. It argues that without politicizing the proc...
As a contribution to the plume-nonplume debate we review the tectonic setting in which huge volumes of monotonous tholeiite of the Columbia River floo...

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPPING ALONG THE PROPOSED DIKE SYSTEM OF THE CAGAYAN DE ORO RIVER: THE SENDONG SCALE FLOOD

Lo, D. S.Taat, J.Lapure, C. A. P.Paduganan, A. A. O.LAMPARAS, G.Baculio, K. M.
In recent years, Cagayan de Oro has experienced the damaging impacts of flooding. In December 2011, Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi) caused the most dev...

Do biomass burning aerosols intensify drought in equatorial Asia during El Ni˜no?

Tosca, M. G.Randerson, J. T.Zender, C. S.Flanner, M. G.Rasch, P. G.
During El Ni˜no years, ?res in tropical forests and peatlands in equatorial Asia create large regional smoke clouds. We characterized the sensitivity...
On 15 October 2013, a very destructive earthquake (8:12 am local time) shook Bohol Island and the entire Visayas Region, causing significant damage to...