Meteorological

Definition

A hazard caused by short-lived, micro- to meso-scale extreme weather and atmospheric conditions that last from minutes to days.

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SAM Satellite

Aeolus
Aeolus is an ESA satellite that provides global observations of wind profiles. It is the first wind satellite that can measure winds globally, as it is able to calculate atmospheric winds also in cloud-free areas or winds throughout vertical wind columns. Aeolus can provide high-quality short and medium-range forecasts (between three to ten days ahead) both of the northern and the southern hemispheres. It can also produce useful information on ocean... read more
Launch date:
02/08/2018
TRMM (PR)
Launch date:
27/11/1997
TRMM (TMI)
Launch date:
27/11/1997

News

CRED publishes 2019 disaster statistics
Tropical cyclone Fani over the eastern coast of India on 2 May 2019. Image: NASA.

According to the latest issue of an annual disaster statistics report, floods were the deadliest type of disasters in 2019, followed by extreme... read more

Publishing date: 20/08/2020

Event

5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) 2020
WCDM 2020 picture of floods. Image: WCDM

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) is a unique initiative of DMICS to bring researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management. The mission of WCDM is to promote interaction of science, policy and practices to enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building... read more

Global Congress on Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction
Global Congress on Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction logo. Image: CEED
The major thrives of this congress will be discuss and develop an integrated Climate Resilience Ecosystem that will address Future... read more
2nd Edition of World Congress on Geology & Earth Science
2nd Edition of World Congress on Geology & Earth Science logo. Image: Innovinc International

GeoEarth-2020 welcomes colleagues from all branches of Geosciences and from many countries in the world to participate to the second edition of thw 'World Congress on Geology and Earth Science'. The Conference will enable the sharing of best practices in Geoscience as well as exploring the role of remote sensing in monitoring Earth processes and dynamics.

The topics of the Conference include:

EO4GEO
EO4GEO logo. Image: EO4GEO

EO4GEO aims to bridge the skills gap between the supply and demand of education and training in the space/geospatial sectors, fostering the uptake and integration of space/geospatial data and services in a broad range of application domains. 

The event includes sessions on:

EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online
EGU 2020 logo. Image: EGU

EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online (#shareEGU20) brings part of the activities of the EGU General Assembly 2020 online. Participants will join meetings, share their research and discuss with colleagues.

The event will include topics such as:

  • Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology Volcanology 
  • Hydrological Sciences
  • Natural Hazards 
  • Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences 
  • Ocean Sciences   
  • Planetary & Solar System Sciences 
  • Seismology  
  • Stratigraphy, Sedimentology & Palaeontology  
  • Soil System Sciences  
  • Solar-Terrestrial Sciences 
  • ... read more

Data Source

Climate Scale
Climate Scale interactive web map
Publishing institution: Climate Scale
Climate Scale offers an easy to access, current climate variability and future climate projections, building on the consolidated experience of Vortex technology to physically downscale climate data to the resolution for local applications

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