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The Sentinel-1 RGB stack showing (in red) flooding on February 23, 2018. Image: Sentinel Playground
30 Apr 2018
Using new techniques in Greece to track the effects of flooding
Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction.
27 Apr 2018
UN-SPIDER participates in 2nd Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
An image taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite on 28 September 2016 showing wildfires in the Russian Federation. Image: ESA/CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
26 Apr 2018
European Union launches latest Earth observation satellite able to track disasters
Satellite Earth Observation for SGDs Handbook. Image: CEOS
26 Apr 2018
CEOS publishes handbook on how Earth observation can support implementation of the SDGs
The European Commission and Department of Space of India sign a Cooperation Arrangement to share satellite Earth Observation data. Image: European External Action Service (EEAS)
17 Apr 2018
European Commission and India to share satellite data
The GPM core satellite found extremely heavy rainfall on 6 March on the east side of cyclone Hola. Image: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce
16 Apr 2018
Using GPM software to track cyclone rainfall
Images via a Gaofen satellite which monitored a landslide in Guizhou, China, in September 2017. Image: Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (RADI/CAS)
16 Apr 2018
China launches satellites for disaster warning and emergency response
13 Apr 2018
India and France to strengthen cooperation on satellite missions
11 Apr 2018
New tool for global severe index allows climate community to assess meteorological drought by terrestrial water storage
9 Apr 2018
UN-SPIDER conducts Technical Advisory Mission follow-up and national training programme in Sri Lanka

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