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Image: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon. NASA.
24 May 2018
New monitoring system strengthens forest conservation in India
22 May 2018
International Charter activated for floods in Djibouti and Sri Lanka
FY-4A satellite capturing the weather over South-east Asia. Source: National Satellite Meteorological Center
22 May 2018
China offers satellite data to Belt and Road countries to tackle disasters
IGAC , IGAC , IGAC
18 May 2018
IGAC develops innovative risk assessment system in Villavicencio, Colombia
The ISS and the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo). Image: NASA/JAXA
18 May 2018
UNOOSA and Jaxa deploy first KiboCUBE satellite as part of capacity-building initiative
An image of the Sheveluch (Shiveluch) volcano in Kamchatka, Russian Federation emitting an ash plume taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite in 2012. Image: NASA Earth Observatory.
16 May 2018
Satellites monitor Russian volcanoes to identify hazards to aviation, populations
Highway 78 in San Diego State flooded by monsoon rains in 2013. Image: NASA
15 May 2018
GPS sensors used to aid the forecasting of monsoon flash floods
Participants at second EvIDENz stakeholder workshop in Kiev, Ukraine. , Participants at second EvIDENz stakeholder workshop in Kiev, Ukraine.
14 May 2018
EvIDENz project conducts second stakeholder workshop in Ukraine
Active volcano Mount Mayon as seen from the Legaspi Airport in September 2013. Image: NOAA/CC BY.
14 May 2018
Satellite communication strengthens disaster response in Philippines
Runoff water of melting glaciers in the Himalayas. Image: Suket Dedhia.
14 May 2018
Unrecorded Himalayan floods discovered though satellite data

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