MANILA, September 28, 2009 (AFP) - Flooding spawned by Typhoon "Ondoy" in the Philippines is just the latest in a series of natural disasters that afflict the archipelago, stuck in both the Pacific typhoon belt and its volcanic "Ring of Fire."Storms, landslides or earthquakes -- and ...
According to the Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2012, in the last 10 years, the five countries most hit by natural disasters were China, the United States, the Philippines, India and Indonesia. In 2012 alone, Asia accounted for nearly 65 % of global disaster victims, with hydrological ...
In this study, we examined recent decadal trends in Meiyu–Baiu rainfall over the last two decades using satellite precipitation radar data. We focused on the active Meiyu–Baiu season, from the second half of June to the first half of July, when severe meteorological disasters frequently occur ...
the use of small-scale rotorcraft robotic systems (SRURS) is also in its developing phase [7]. These SRURS are generally weighed less than 25 kg or up to 10 m in dimension and are widely used for the applications of surveillance of environment, ...
(123–139°E, 25–38°N) over the subtropical region in the Northwest Pacific, where most TCs move meridionally influencing the eastern region of CEC; and Region 3 (R3) is relatively far from CEC over the east of the Philippines (123–139°E, 13–25°N) in the tropical region of ...
Effects of natural hazards on civil engineering structures is, therefore, an important field of research. Between 1998 and 2017, natural disasters affected 4.4 billion people worldwide, caused 1.3 million casualties [1], and resulted in economic loss of 2900 billion USD. During this 20-year ...
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks. ...
According to the Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2012, in the last 10 years, the five countries most hit by natural disasters were China, the United States, the Philippines, India and Indonesia. In 2012 alone, Asia accounted for nearly 65 % of global disaster victims, with hydrological ...
T. (2010). Chapter 11 Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Initiatives and challenges in the Philippines. In Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective (pp. 217- 235). Emerald Group Publishing Limited....
The politics of urbanrural relations: land use conversion in the Philippines By examining the process of land use conversion in Manila's extended metropolitan region, this paper suggests that rural-urban relations must be seen as in... Kelly,F P. - 《Environment & Urbanization》 被引量: 97发...