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Earth from Space (Image:NASA)
New satellite can capture entire dayside Earth
Biomass (Image: ESA)
ESA: Biomass satellite to be launched in 2020
Three active fault zones run through Turkey making it very prone to earthquakes
Turkey: Two thirds live in areas with earthquake risk
General Assembly resolution recognizes work of UN-SPIDER
ICIMOD and PCRWR are conducting a workshop on satellite-based remote sensing for water management
ICIMOD conducts workshop on remote sensing for water management
Trimble India's new instrument can help prepare for volcanic eruptions
Trimble India: New instrument for earthquake and volcano early warning
QuickBird's final image showing Port Elizabeth in South Africa
DigitalGlobe: End of QuickBird mission
Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov and Secretary-General of ICDO Vladimir Kuvshinov
EMERCOM strengthens ties with International Civil Defence Organisation
Microsatellites TET-1 and BIROS
Germany to launch microsatellite to detect forest fires
NASA's ER-2 research aircraft. (Image: NASA AFRC)
NASA: Measuring atmospheric rivers from air and Space
Rwanda, Rusumo Falls (Image: Amakuru)
Rwandan senate votes on first ever disaster management bill
Disasters such as floods affect thousands of people every year. Space-based information can help manage disaster risks.
UNOOSA presents WCDRR efforts to COPUOS STSC
Representatives of Member States, UNFCCC bodies, GCOS, IPCC and various UN agencies discussed systematic observations
Systematic observation for Climate Change Adaptation: Joint GCOS-IPCC-UNFCCC workshop
The south-west of the United States could face severe droughts in the future, scientists found
US might face super-droughts in the future
Disaster Map, Philippines (Image: CalamityDisasterWatch)
Philippines announces US$11 million fund for disaster maps
Satellite (Image: NASA)
Russia and China to cooperate regarding satellite navigation
Rescue Operations, Thailand, Tsunami 2014 (Image: Photo RNW.org)
Tsunami Global Lessons Learned Project launches Disaster Recovery Toolkit
Google map's aim was to create one seamless, browsable map of the entire world
Google Maps celebrates ten years of existance
ArcGIS Open Data provides access to open datasets around the world
Esri launches open data website
The survey will assess the general awareness of the European public on Earth observations
Survey: Possible EU actions in relation to global coordination of Earth observations
The ALOS data is accessible via the CIRC observation data search
ALOS-2/CIRC data is now open to the public
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