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Floods caused by monsoon rains in Indian cities (Image: McKay Savage)
Increasing parameter accuracy for monsoon forecasting
Grading map to monitor fires in the South of Spain (Image: Copernicus)
Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for forest fires in Spain
The new satellites have been launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India (Image: ISRO)
ISRO has successfully launched three new Earth observation satellites
Satallite image of the city of Karachi (Pakistan) on the Arabian Sea (Image: ESA)
Japan funds radar replacement in Pakistan
Representatives of Ministries and UN-SPIDER during the Expert Mission to El Salvador
UN-SPIDER conducts an Expert Mission to El Salvador
Satellite image of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Source: ESA)
New collaboration between the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates
The Proceedings of the Third UN WCDRR now available in English (Image: Prevention Web)
Third UN WCDRR's Proceedings now available in English to free download
UN-SPIDER officer Shirish Ravan with the Minister of Agriculture of Lao PDR
UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission to Lao PDR
Screenshot of the DRRIP platform (Image: ICIMOD)
ICIMOD to collaborate in a new platform for disaster relief coordination
The hazards and vulnerability atlas created by RCMRD will cover the whole of Malawi (Image: NASA)
RCMRD to create a national hazards and vulnerability atlas for Malawi
Satellite image of a wildfire in Topanga, California (Image: NASA)
New system of wildfire detection by using satellites and drones
ETSI's specifications include guidelines for dealing with earthquakes (Image: Logan Abassi-UNDP)
New specifications on emergency communications to deal with disasters
The INCOIS team is mapping the coastal and inland areas of Puducherry town (Image: NASA)
INCOIS to come out with 3D GIS maps to mitigate tsunami effects
The last MDGs Report 2015 promotes the use of geospatial data (Image: NASA)
Geospatial data and natural disasters included in the MDGs Report 2015
Suomi NPP, Ball and NASA's first environmental satellite (Image: NASA)
Ball and NASA to build a new environmental satellite
Power outage during disasters like this one caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 can be crucial for people relying on electric medical equipment (Image: Kevin Deamandel)
emPOWER map: Health disaster preparedness through geographic data
The new arrangement between China and EU will enhance remote sensing activities (Image: NASA)
China and the European Union to collaborate on remote sensing activities
Great Britain and Ireland satellite picture (Image: ESA)
Agreement between British Geological Survey and Bluesky
DHS to deliver relevant geospatial data helping first responders in emergency situations (Image: NASA)
DHS makes available geospatial data for first responders
Satellite image of Northern China (Image: ESA)
China launches Gaofen-8 Earth Observation satellite
The Bhuvan Ganga web portal provides geospatial data such as flood annual layers (Image: NRSC)
Geospatial and crowd-sourcing technologies to monitor pollution of river Ganga
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