Beware the Deadly December

2022-12-18T00:18+0100thestar-my (en)

PETALING JAYA: Forget the ides of March, it’s deadly December that Malaysians have to beware of. The last month of the year typically brings heavy rainfall due to the northeast monsoon season but it has also brought with it many tragedies, some of which had nothing to do with the rains.

Salt rising, river slowing: Climate change drives harsh realities for people in the Mekong Delta

2022-12-16T23:12+0100channelnewsasia (en)

BAC LIEU, Vietnam: At the end of the line for the Mekong River, Southeast Asia’s longest and probably most important waterway, there are signs of man’s attempts to both brave and harness nature. After some 5,000 km from its headwater in the Tibetan plateau, the Mekong flows through six countries and....

COMMENT | Enhancing Malaysia’s disaster risk reduction strategy It is imperative for the country to develop strategies. Sheriffah Noor Khamseah Al-Idid Syed Ahmad Idid 11 m ago

2022-12-14T05:04+0100malaysiakini-en (en)

COMMENT | Recognising the urgent need for the nation to prepare effectively for the flood hazard forecasted by MetMalaysia that will impact the country till March 2023, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim entrusted his deputy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to oversee the disaster management in the country.

Water, Vol. 14, Pages 4056: A Dilemma between Flood and Drought Management: Case Study of the Upper Chao Phraya Flood-Prone Area in Thailand

2022-12-12T13:06+0100mdpi (en)

Floods are the greatest natural disaster in Thailand , but they are an important part of recharging the water volume for groundwater resources. This paper focused on evaluating and discussing the relationship between flood magnitudes and flood management impacting groundwater storage in the Upper....

WEEKLY DISASTER UPDATE 5 – 11 December 2022

2022-12-12T12:51+0100ahacentre (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the forty-ninth week of 2022, a total of 17 disasters (11 floods, 2 wind-related, 2 landslides, 1 earthquake, and 1 local storm) affected the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand , and Vietnam have reportedly been affected by the disasters.

ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 49 (5 - 11 Dec 2022)

2022-12-12T11:06+0100reliefWeb (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the forty-ninth week of 2022, a total of 17 disasters (11 floods, 2 wind-related, 2 landslides, 1 earthquake, and 1 local storm) affected the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand , and Vietnam have reportedly been affected by the disasters.

Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, Pages 6095: Parcel-Level Flood and Drought Detection for Insurance Using Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-1 SAR GRD and Mobile Images

2022-12-01T13:59+0100mdpi (en)

The polar-orbiting Sentinel-1 mission can map the Earth in 12 days. Similar to the Sentinel-2 mission, the constellation of two satellites gave the advantage of a revisit time of 6 days till 23 December 2021, after which Sentinel-1B failed to deliver radar data due to an anomaly related to power....