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NASA Satellite Tracks Severity of African Drought

Northeast Africa continues to reel from the effects of the worst drought to strike the region in decades. The arid conditions are contributing to famines that the U.S.

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Mon, 01/08/2011 - 14:51
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NASA JPL
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9.13038
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41.2809
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Namibia's satellite centre to warn of disaster threats

A new satellite data centre in Namibia will help farmers prepare for droughts, floods, bushfires and pests.

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Thu, 28/07/2011 - 11:27
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SciDev.net
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-22.5589
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17.0825
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Texas Drought Disaster

By July 2011, Texas and New Mexico had completed the driest six-month period on record.

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Wed, 27/07/2011 - 12:08
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NASA Earth Observatory
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31.9686
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-99.9018
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Horn of Africa drought seen from space

Drought in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti is pushing tens of thousands of people from their homes as millions face food insecurity in a crisis visible from space.

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Mon, 25/07/2011 - 11:23
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ESA
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9.13038
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41.2809
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Amazon drought and forest fire prediction system devised

Researchers have devised a model to anticipate drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest.The research, which used precipitation records dating back to 1970 and hotspots tracked by the Moder

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Thu, 21/07/2011 - 11:52
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news.mongabay.com
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-14.235
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-51.9253
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Observation Department Launched

This week, the Department of Land Management at the Polytechnic of Namibia launched its Earth Observation and Satellite Applications Research and Training Centre (EOSA-RTC).

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Tue, 12/07/2011 - 17:23
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The Namibian
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-22.5656
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17.0752
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China: Meteorological satellite monitors snow cover in drought-hit areas

The on-going drought in northern China draws great attention from the public.

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Wed, 16/02/2011 - 09:54
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104.195
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35.8617
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II ESCUELA DE PRIMAVERA SOBRE SOLUCIONES ESPACIALES PARA EL MANEJO DE DESASTRES NATURALES Y RESPUESTAS DE EMERGENCIAS-SEQUIA Y DESERTIFICACIÓN

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19/04/2010 - 23/04/2010

Organizador: Campus Brasil del Centro Regional de Enseñanza en Ciencia y Tecnología del Espacio para América Latina y el caribe - CRECTEALC

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