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Assessment of Tropical Cyclone Risk in the Pacific Region: Analysis of...
The Assessment of Tropical Cyclone Risks in the Pacific Region project represents a collaboration between DIICCSRTE and Geoscience Australia with PCRAFI and AIR Worldwide.... -
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The 30th September 2009 Sumatra Earthquake Padang Region Damage Survey
On the 30th September 2009 a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck West Sumatra in the Padang and Pariaman regions. It caused widespread damage to buildings and resulted and an... -
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National Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Papua New Guinea (2019 Revision)
Through Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Geoscience Australia has been working closely with the Government of Papua New Guinea technical agencies (Rabaul... -
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A low-cost seismic network for Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is situated at the edge of the Pacific “ring of fire” and is exposed to frequent large earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes in PNG, such as... -
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Evaluation of severe wind hazard from tropical cyclones - current and future...
In June 2012 Geoscience Australia was commissioned by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to undertake detailed wind hazard assessments for 14... -
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The 2006 Earthquake Swarm in the Sulu Range, Central New Britain, Papua New Guinea
On 6th July 2006, an intense swarm of earthquake activity began in the Sulu Range, Central New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The earthquakes were felt almost every one to two... -
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Probabilistic earthquake hazard assessment for Fiji
Probabilistic earthquake hazard maps were prepared for the Fiji Islands. Damage has been caused by Fiji earthquakes around 1850, in 1884, 1902, 1919, 1932 (twice), 1953 and... -
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The Rabaul Earthquake Location and Caldera Structure (RELACS) Program :...
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Using Spatial Information for Natural Hazard Risk Analysis of a Megacity
The Greater Metro Manila Area is one of the world's megacities and is home to about 12 million people. It is located in a region at risk from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,... -
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Probabilistic seismic hazard map of Papua New Guinea
Probabilistic seismic hazard map of Papua New Guinea, in terms of Peak Ground Acceleration, is developed for return period of 475 years. The calculations were performed for... -
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Strengthening natural hazard risk assessment capacity in the Philippines: ...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) have developed a long-term partnership in order to better understand and reduce... -
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Tectonic geomorphology and Holocene uplift rates of the Lae Urban Area,...
The city of Lae is Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s second largest, and is the home of PNG’s largest port. Here, a convergence rate of ~50 mm/yr between the South Bismarck Plate and the... -
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Investigation of hot gas emissions from Koranga volcano, Papua New Guinea, in 1967
Hot emissions of mainly sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide took place from a mound in Koranga open cut, near Wau, following a landslide at the end of May, 1967. Rocks of the... -
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Indonesia's Historical Earthquakes: Modelled examples for improving the...
With a population of over 250 million people, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world (United Nations, 2013). Indonesia also experiences more earthquakes than...
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