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Mexico to launch first state-funded satellite

The Bicentenario satellite, the state-run Mexsat system's first launch into space, is ready for lift-off next month and will begin operating in orbit in late January 2013, the Mexican government an

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Thu, 15/11/2012 - 08:56
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Firstpost World
Processed on Nov 15th 2012

3-D Map Study Shows Before-After of 2010 Mexico Quake

Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb.

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Mon, 13/02/2012 - 15:43
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Space Daily
latitude: 
32.6456
longitude: 
-115.445
Processed on Feb 13th 2012

Climate change in Google Earth--COP 16

Use Google Earth to learn about adaptation strategies that mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 18:52
latitude: 
21.159
longitude: 
-86.8459
Processed on Dec 2nd 2010

UN-SPIDER particpates in VI Space Conference of the Americas

The Sixth Space Conference of the Americas took place from 15 to 19 November in Pachuca City, in the State of Hidalgo in Mexico.

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Tue, 30/11/2010 - 12:28
latitude: 
20.1153
longitude: 
-98.7459
Processed on Nov 30th 2010

ESA attending UN Climate Conference

Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change.

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Mon, 29/11/2010 - 19:20
latitude: 
21.159
longitude: 
-86.8459
Processed on Nov 29th 2010

Tropical Cyclone in Mexico

Processed on Sep 16th 2010
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Name: 
Tropical Cyclone in Mexico
Region: 
Mexico
Occurance Date: 
15/09/2010
latitude: 
20.7099
longitude: 
-89.0943

TS Karl: Hundreds of people evacuated in Yucatan due to heavy rains and strong winds, warning in effect for East coast of peninsula.

Tropical Cyclone in Mexico

Flood in Mexico

Processed on Aug 5th 2010
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Name: 
Flood in Mexico
Region: 
Mexico
Occurance Date: 
26/07/2010
latitude: 
23.6345
longitude: 
-102.553

After approximately 100 hours of continuous rain, 84 municipalities of the state of Hidalgo are facing floods and landslides.

Flood in Mexico

Tropical Cyclone in Mexico

Processed on Jun 28th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Tropical Cyclone in Mexico
Region: 
Mexico
Occurance Date: 
26/06/2010
latitude: 
23.6345
longitude: 
-102.553

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of Belize, Yucatan (Mexico) and Belize.

Tropical Cyclone in Mexico

Centro Regional de Enseñanza en Ciencia y Tecnología del Espacio para América Latina y el Caribe (CRECTEALC)

The agreement for the establishment of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRECTEALC) was signed by the governments of Mexico and Brazil in 19

Processed on Mar 26th 2010

Flood in Mexico

Processed on Feb 8th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood in Mexico
Region: 
Mexico
Occurance Date: 
06/02/2010

A mudslide in central Mexico has killed at least 11 people after days of heavy rain that had already caused flooding and fatalities elsewhere in the country.

Flood