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FY-4A satellite capturing the weather over South-east Asia. Source: National Satellite Meteorological Center
China offers satellite data to Belt and Road countries to tackle disasters
Tue May 22 2018
IGAC develops innovative risk assessment system in Villavicencio, Colombia
Fri May 18 2018
The ISS and the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo). Image: NASA/JAXA
UNOOSA and Jaxa deploy first KiboCUBE satellite as part of capacity-building initiative
Fri May 18 2018
An image of the Sheveluch (Shiveluch) volcano in Kamchatka, Russian Federation emitting an ash plume taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite in 2012. Image: NASA Earth Observatory.
Satellites monitor Russian volcanoes to identify hazards to aviation, populations
Wed May 16 2018
Highway 78 in San Diego State flooded by monsoon rains in 2013. Image: NASA
GPS sensors used to aid the forecasting of monsoon flash floods
Tue May 15 2018
Participants at second EvIDENz stakeholder workshop in Kiev, Ukraine.
EvIDENz project conducts second stakeholder workshop in Ukraine
Mon May 14 2018
Active volcano Mount Mayon as seen from the Legaspi Airport in September 2013. Image: NOAA/CC BY.
Satellite communication strengthens disaster response in Philippines
Mon May 14 2018
Runoff water of melting glaciers in the Himalayas. Image: Suket Dedhia.
Unrecorded Himalayan floods discovered though satellite data
Mon May 14 2018
An image acquired 6 May 2018 via NASA’s Terra satellite picks up hotspots on the thermal infrared bands – shown in yellow. These hotspots are newly formed fissures and lava flows. Image: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
NASA monitors Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano amid threat to local population
Sun May 13 2018
Homes flooded after river Shabelle ran over in Belet Weyne Capital City of Hiran, Somalia. Image: Ahmed Qeys.
International Charter activation for flood in Somalia
Fri May 11 2018
Lava flows erupting from a fissure on 5/5/18. Image: US Geological Survey.
International Charter activated for earthquake and eruption of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
Fri May 11 2018
Accident caused by heavy snowfall in Virginia, USA. Image: Joe Loong
Satellite data and snowfall tracking: its implications for weather forecasting
Thu May 10 2018
Collapsed Santa Monica Freeway bridge across La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles after the Northridge earthquake, Jan. 17, 1994. Image: Robert A. Eplett/FEMA
Global Navigation Satellite Systems prove valuable for earthquake early warning
Wed May 9 2018
UNOOSA GEOSS Portal
UNOOSA becomes data provider in the Group on Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS)
Tue May 8 2018
FAO Report. Image: FAO
FAO report highlights use of remote sensing in assessing the impact of disasters on agriculture
Wed May 2 2018
The Sentinel-1 RGB stack showing (in red) flooding on February 23, 2018. Image: Sentinel Playground
Using new techniques in Greece to track the effects of flooding
Mon Apr 30 2018
Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction.
UN-SPIDER participates in 2nd Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
Fri Apr 27 2018
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
European Union launches latest Earth observation satellite able to track disasters
Thu Apr 26 2018
Satellite Earth Observation for SGDs Handbook. Image: CEOS
CEOS publishes handbook on how Earth observation can support implementation of the SDGs
Thu Apr 26 2018
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)
European Commission and India to share satellite data
Tue Apr 17 2018
The GPM core satellite found extremely heavy rainfall on 6 March on the east side of cyclone Hola. Image: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce
Using GPM software to track cyclone rainfall
Mon Apr 16 2018
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