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Sentinel-3A satellite
Successful launch of the Sentinel-3A satellite for Europe’s Copernicus Environment Programme
Uruguay's NDVI-based drought insurance pilot project. Map produced by GRAS or INIA
MGAP of Uruguay tests the use of the NDVI in drought insurance
Tropical storm Stan off the coast of Australia (image source: NASA)
The Integrated Flood Analysis System of ICHARM
Contraction and expansion of water bodies during La Niña event in Colombia
New Recommended Practice provided by Colombian Regional Support Office
UNISDR Science and Technology Conference 2016
UN-SPIDER at the UNISDR Science and Technology Conference in Geneva
Technical Advisory Mission Gabon
UN-SPIDER Technical advisory mission to Gabon successfully concluded
VIIRS detecting a forest fire in Wyoming, United States (courtesy NASA)
Detecting forest fires with satellites (MODIS and VIIRS)
El Niño-influenced hurricane Olaf approaching Mexico (courtesy NASA)
Latin America in a better position to deal with El Niño
DLR Conference on Climate Change 2016
Images of the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing will be soon expanded by the DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (Image: NASA).
DLR’s Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer to be sent to the ISS at the end of 2016
Argo 10-day ocean observation cycle (Image: Argo).
Argo floats – Monitoring the Ocean
FireSat will consist of a network of more than 200 thermal infrared imaging sensors loaded in a network of satellites to detect wildfires (Imagery: Quadra Pi R2E).
NASA develops new FireSat system to detect wildfires
China's capabilities in earthquake prevention and relief will be strengthened by national data exchange (Image: flickr).
China’s Earthquake Administration and National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-information sign agreement on data sharing
UNOOSA and UN-SPIDER are attending the VII Space Conference of the Americas on 17 November 2015 in Managua, Nicaragua (Image: Superior Coordinating Council).
VII Space Conference of the Americas in Managua, Nicaragua
Landsat Earth observation images enables knowledge on land and resources (Image: USGS).
The value of Landsat earth observation images
This year El Niño is the strongest since 15 years (Image: NASA).
This year El Niño under the three strongest reported in 65 years
Drought is a major disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting roughly 6.6 million people 2015 (Image: CIAT).
Natural disasters affect 13 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015
On 10 November, UNESCO and the world celebrated the World Science Day for Peace and Development 2015 (Image:Creative Commons).
Science for future peace and development
Representatives of the autumn IWG-SEM meeting 2015 participated in-person as via web (Image:Fabio Giulio Tonolo/ITHACA).
UN-SPIDER hosts autumn IWG-SEM meeting 2015
On November 8, China launched satellite Yaogan 28 from the Taiyuan space center in Shanxi Province (Image: Google).
China launches new satellite Yaogan 28 for monitoring disaster relief
On 5 November 2015 a dam collapsed near Bento Rodrigues, spilling liquid waste into the city (Image:Google).
International Charter activated for floods in Iraq and dam collapse in Brazil
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