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Dear Colleagues, We encourage you to submit abstracts to the following session: T39 : The 17 February 2006 Philippine Landslide for this Fall Meeting of AGU in San Francisco. The session description is: On 17 February 2006, a debris avalanche devastated Barangay Guinsaugon, Southern Leyte, Philippines. After a series of heavy rainfall, the landslide occurred along the steep fault scarp of the Philippine Fault Zone, a large and active tectonic structure that traverses the entire length of the Philippines. Barangay Guinsaugon is located at the foot of the scarp and was directly along the path of the downward moving mass of volcanic rocks. In the aftermath, more than 1,000 lives were lost with 654 families displaced. This session welcomes contributions on the Guinsaugon landslide to help shed light on the actual cause of the catastrophe. Contributions on similar events and research that provide information and introduce new techniques on the early detection of large landslide events are also welcome. The session outcome, which has emphasis on lessons learned from the Guinsaugon, Leyte disaster, is aimed towards hazards preparedness and mitigation of future landslides in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world. Hiroshi Suwa, Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University [log in to unmask] Alfredo Mahar Lagmay National Institute of Geological Sciences University of the Philippines [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Stephen Evans Department of Earth Sciences University of Waterloo [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NIGS WebMail. Powered by SquirrelMail - Webmail for nuts! National Institute of Geological Sciences http://www.nigs.upd.edu.ph/