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Seismic loss dynamics in three Asian megacities using a macro-level approach based on socioeconomic exposure indicators

Communications Earth & Environment, 2022
Average annual losses as a result of evolving seismic exposure could double in Jakarta and Metro Manila by 2030, and increase by more than 50% in Istanbul, according to a macro-level loss estimation approach that explicitly accounts for urban growth.
Gizem Mestav Sarica, Tso-Chien Pan
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Quantifying uncertainties in tropical cyclone wind hazard assessment due to synthetic track stochastic variability for Southeast Asia

Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023
Extreme tropical cyclones (TCs) present serious threat to Southeast Asian communities, causing widespread loss of lives and property damages. This study investigates the uncertainties in probabilistic TC wind hazard assessment due to stochastic ...
Wei Jian, Edmond Yat-Man Lo, Pane Stojanovski, Tso-Chien Pan   +3 more
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Effect of climate change and urbanisation on flood protection decision‐making

Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2021
The changing climate and the rapid urbanisation may alter flood severity and influence the decision‐making process for flood management. In this study, a Multi‐Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework for optimal decision‐making in flood protection is
Velautham Daksiya, Pradeep V. Mandapaka, Edmond Y. M. Lo   +2 more
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A new approach to cold surge classification in East Asia

Scientific Reports, 2021
Evidence showing a strengthening of intense cold surge event (CSE) in East Asia, e.g. CSE of Jan 2016 and Jan–Feb 2008, is focusing attention towards the science of CSE onset prediction.
Anupam Kumar
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Spatiotemporal Pattern and Drivers of Ecological Quality in Inner Mongolia

Land
With the escalating global climate change and frequent human activities, Inner Mongolia, as a crucial ecological barrier in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Bohai Economic Rim, and even the whole country, confronts many ecosystem issues.
Shouwei Li, Shufeng Qu, Guoming Zhang, Yuantao Zhou, Xuran Sun, Jiaxue Li, Shanshan Zhang   +6 more
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A Comparative Frequency Analysis of Maximum Daily Rainfall for a SE Asian Region under Current and Future Climate Conditions

Advances in Meteorology, 2017
The impact of changing climate on the frequency of daily rainfall extremes in Jakarta, Indonesia, is analysed and quantified. The study used three different models to assess the changes in rainfall characteristics.
Velautham Daksiya, Pradeep Mandapaka, Edmond Y. M. Lo   +2 more
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MODELLING URBAN GROWTH FOR BANGKOK AND ASSESSING LINKAGES WITH ROAD DENSITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019
The fastest urbanization is occurring in the Global South which includes many developing nations in Asia. However, a rapid and unplanned urban growth could threaten the sustainability of the process.
S. A. Kamarajugedda, S. A. Kamarajugedda, S. A. Kamarajugedda, E. Y. M. Lo, E. Y. M. Lo, E. Y. M. Lo   +5 more
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scPDSI Reveals Future Agricultural Drought Hotspots in Humid Regions

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Future changes in agricultural drought severity and extent are a paramount concern for global food security. However, projections remain uncertain due to the inherent challenge of consistently defining moisture deficits across varied climatic zones ...
Shuyang Han, Fei Cheng, Zhao Zhang, Jichong Han, Huimin Zhuang, Huaqing Wu, Qinghang Mei, Jialu Xu   +7 more
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Dynamic Changes and Driving Factors of the Quality of the Ecological Environment in Sanjiangyuan National Park

Remote Sensing
National parks face ecological threats from climate change and human activities. Sanjiangyuan National Park (SNP), a major ecological area in China, lacks a systematic evaluation of its ecological environmental quality changes and their driving factors ...
Liwei Liu, Cong Wang, Shaokun Li, Xiaohan Zhang, Mingzhu He   +4 more
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Public perception of earthquake events: evidence from social media – a case study of the 2025 Dingri earthquake

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Social media have become the core channel for postearthquake information dissemination and public emotional expression. Focusing on the 2025 Tibet Dingri 6.8-magnitude earthquake, Sina Weibo posts related to the event are obtained, and a ‘topic-sentiment-
Cong Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Liwei Liu, Jidong Wu   +3 more
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