Disasters
Tsunamis
Risk and the public balance sheet in Asia: a work in progress
While there are natural catastrophes all over the world, Asia is a unique confluence of people and perils. More than half of the world’s population lives in Eastern, Southern and Southeast Asia. The region hosts more than 1.6 billion urban inhabitants and seven of the ...
Researcher sounds Thai quake alarm
Thailand is at risk of moderate earthquakes following a 7.4-magnitude temblor off northeastern Japan on November 22, an academic warned on November 22. Asst Prof Passakorn Pananont, who is conducting research into seismic risk reduction in Thailand at the Thailand Research Fund, said areas around ...
Typhoon Melor approaches East Sea
About 37,000 fishing vessels with 166,000 fishermen from the coastal central region have noticed the approach of tropical storm Melor, which is moving towards the East Sea. The Central and Central Highlands Flood and Storm Prevention Centre said all fishing vessels in Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, ...