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Sea level variations across the northern Atlantic Ocean on 13 June 2021. Image: EUMETSAT.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Enters Its Operational Phase
25 Jun 2021
Arctic sea ice minimum on 15 September 2020, with 30-year average extent in yellow. Image: NASA.
Atlantification and Its Recent Effects on Arctic Sea Ice
25 Jun 2021
Special Report on Drought 2021
UNDRR and UNCCD Launch the Special Report on Drought 2021
18 Jun 2021
UN/ISA workshop on space technologies for drought, flood, and water resource management
UN/ISA Workshop on Space Technologies for Drought, Flood, and Water Resource Management
14 Jun 2021
Participants at the UN-SPIDER/ANDMA meeting
UN-SPIDER/ANDMA Thematic Meeting on Drought and Water Resources Conservation
9 Jun 2021
Phase II of the MOOC
Launch of Phase II of the MOOC on the “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management”
2 Jun 2021
UNOOSA and SICA sign and MoU to enhance the use of space technologies in Central America
UNOOSA and SICA join forces to enhance the use of space technologies in Central America
22 May 2021
Utah Lake, captured by NASA/USGS's Landsat 8, June 20, 2017. The darker green area shows the highest concentration of algal blooms. Image: NASA.
Harmful Algal Blooms: The Importance of Early Satellite Detection
21 May 2021
Image captured by Sentinel-2 on February 8 2021 of the Fuego volcano (left), Pacaya volcano (right), Guatemala City (upper right), with volcano lava visible in red. Image: Sentinel Hub, ESA.
Increased Volcanic Activity in Guatemala in 2021: Fuego and Pacaya
14 May 2021
An image of an asteroid in outer space, image courtesy of NASA
UNOOSA hosts the 7th Planetary Defense Conference
7 May 2021
2020: The Non-COVID Disasters
The non-COVID-19 disasters in the year 2020
6 May 2021
Peru's INDECI & CONIDA host webinar on the use of satellite technologies in disaster risk management research
3 May 2021
Official Logo of the Algerian Space Agency. Image: ASAL.
ASAL provides EO data to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters
14 Apr 2021
JAXA logo. Image: JAXA.
JAXA and NTT DATA embark on joint research to improve 3D mapping for disaster management
14 Apr 2021
Fires in the Amazon as seen from Space. Image: ESA/NASA–L. Parmitano.
GWIS launches country profiles to support wildfire risk management in LAC region
14 Apr 2021
Cover of The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2021 report. Image: UN OCHA.
The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2021 report highlights the state of the humanitarian data ecosystem and identifies gaps in data availability
14 Apr 2021
Temperature Anomalies in 2020. Image: NASA.
2020 ties for warmest year on record, new report shows
13 Apr 2021
Elevation in Western China. Image: ESA.
Copernicus releases 30m Digital Elevation Model
13 Apr 2021
Data. Image: EUMETSAT.
EUMETSAT releases new pilot data services
13 Apr 2021
Cover of the Compendium of EO contributions to the SDG Targets and Indicators. Image: ESA.
New Compendium highlights contributions of Earth observation to reaching the SDGs
13 Apr 2021
Forest fires. Image: ESA.
Scientists are using radar data to decipher where and how well landscapes recover after major fires
13 Apr 2021
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