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Coastal altimetry is at the heart of the project
9 Feb 2015
Online database for storm surge preparedness
UN-SPIDER's network of Regional Support Office gathered for its 6th annual meeting in Vienna on 5 and 6 February.
6 Feb 2015
6th meeting of UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices concluded
Experts stressed the importance of technology, such as Earth Observation, for disaster risk reduction
6 Feb 2015
Experts stress importance of science and technology for disaster risk reduction
UN-SPIDER welcomes new Regional Support Office in Sri Lanka , Ms Simonetta di Pippo (UNOOSA) and Dr Giriraj Amarnath (IWMI) signed a memorandum of understanding making IWMI UN-SPIDER's latest RSO.
5 Feb 2015
UN-SPIDER welcomes new Regional Support Office in Sri Lanka
Global mean land-ocean temperature change from 1880 to 2014, relative to the 1951–1980 mean. (Image: NASA/Robert Simmon)
5 Feb 2015
WMO ranks 2014 the hottest year on record
Seven of UN-SPIDER's 17 Regional Support Offices participated in the Charter Project Manager training
5 Feb 2015
International Charter: Project Manager Training in Vienna
2014 session of COPUOS (Image: UNOOSA/Natercia Rodrigues)
4 Feb 2015
COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee meets for its 52nd session
Land monitoring satellites could support the search for lost planes and ships (Image: NASA)
4 Feb 2015
Satellite imagery can support searches for lost aircrafts and ships
Launch of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, on Saturday 31 January 2015 at 6:22 a.m. PST, from Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA (Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
3 Feb 2015
NASA launches Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite
Participants of the KNOW-4-DRR workshop
3 Feb 2015
UNU-EHS workshop on Knowledge Management for Disaster Risk Reduction

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