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In this issue:
UN-SPIDER at a glance
- UN-SPIDER participates in MOBILISE events in Colombo
- UNOOSA activation privileges for International Charter augmented to include national disaster risk management agencies
News from the community
- New tool combines lightning and satellite data to improve forecasts of tropical cyclones
- ISRO to support Indian state of Uttarakhand with satellite-based forecasting and monitoring
- Satellites aid in rescue of 275 lives in the United States of America in 2017
- International Charter activated for Cyclone Gita in Tonga
- International Charter activations
- Earthquake early warning focus for new Chinese-Italian satellite
- International Charter activated for floods in Argentina and Bolivia
- Satellites to monitor emergency situations launched by Russian Federation
- International satellite data aids France flooding analysis
New resources
