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Tropical Cyclone Bejisa is expected to make landfall on La Réunion on 2 December
2 Jan 2014
International Charter activated for Ocean Storm in La Réunion
Dubai seen from Space by ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the ISS.
2 Jan 2014
UAE: First Arab-made satellite to be launched in 2017
Ash from Chaparrastique volcano eruption carried downwind on 29 December 2013
31 Dec 2013
El Salvador: Eruption of Chaparrastique Volcano
The video shows selected HD-quality clips.
30 Dec 2013
Skybox publishes first high-resolution Video of Earth from Space
Artist concept of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite.
27 Dec 2013
Weather Forecasting: USA and Japan to launch Precipitation Satellite in February
Community near Santo Domingo flooded due to Hurricane Sandy in November 2012.
27 Dec 2013
Dominican Republic: New National Plan for Disaster Risk Management
Surface temperatures of the Gulf Stream
27 Dec 2013
NASA: Measuring Sea Surface Temperatures with Satellites
The shaking hazard from the scenario earthquake is limited to Guadeloupe.
26 Dec 2013
Study: High risk for Earthquake and Tsunami in Caribbean
Swiss Re estimates losses from disasters to amount to 130 billion USD in 2013.
25 Dec 2013
Costs of Disasters: Swiss Re estimates an annual Loss of 130 Billion USD
Islamabad, Pakistan seen from Space in 2003
24 Dec 2013
Pakistan: SUPARCO supports city planning using satellites

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