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This cropped image of Italy was captured by Sentinel-3A on 28 September 2016. As the colours in this image suggest, the camera can be used to monitor ocean ecosystems and vegetation on land which brings significant benefits to society through more informed decision-making. Image: ESA.
8 Apr 2019
Italy launches satellite for monitoring disasters
This cropped, false-colour image captured with Sentinel-2A on 18 November 2016, depicts northwestern China. Since the 1960s, the Tian Shan glaciers have lost a quarter of their ice mass and scientists estimate that they will shrink by half until 2050. The melting process of glaciers pose threats to communities living downstream. Image: ESA.
8 Apr 2019
New Chinese satellites will support country’s disaster management
View of Southern California Wildfires From the International Space Station
4 Apr 2019
Research paper reviews application of satellite observation for fire mapping
Floods imaged by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
4 Apr 2019
Tropical Cyclone Idai monitored from space
Gas emissions at Volcán Copahue, captured on January 5, 2013 using EO-1 ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team.
4 Apr 2019
New satellite-based study of Latin America volcanoes could help researchers better predict eruptions
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1 Apr 2019
UN-SPIDER conducts Technical Advisory Mission to Peru
Parts of Iran (Islamic Republic of) and the region captured by the MODIS instrument on board the Terra satellite on 29 March 2019. Image: NASA Worldview application.
31 Mar 2019
UNOOSA activates International Charter for flood in Islamic Republic of Iran
This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite on 28 December 2015. It demonstrates Nepal’s varied terrain from the mountains to the north (left side) to the plains in the south (right side). Vegetation appears red in this false-colour image, while waterways and buildings appear light green and blue. Image: ESA.
29 Mar 2019
Nepal establishes first satellite project
Mapping Cyclone Pam’s destruction with drones.
25 Mar 2019
ITU report highlights use of disruptive technologies in disaster management
The false-colour image of the Italian landscape is captured with Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite. This region is prone to earthquakes. Sentinel-1’s radar technology can provide images with a resolution of 10 m and within hours of acquisition to aid emergency response. Image: ESA.
21 Mar 2019
New project evaluates how Copernicus data can support Sendai Framework reporting

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