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Satellite image from the Naval Research Lab are overlaid with lightning strokes (shown as black circles) of Hurricane Mathew on 4 October 2016. Image: WWLLN-TC
23 Feb 2018
New tool combines lightning and satellite data to improve forecasts of tropical cyclones
Floods in Uttarakhand, India, in 2013.
22 Feb 2018
ISRO to support Indian state of Uttarakhand with satellite-based forecasting and monitoring
SARSAT
21 Feb 2018
Satellites aid in rescue of 275 lives in the United States of America in 2017
19 Feb 2018
International Charter activated for Cyclone Gita in Tonga
14 Feb 2018
New operating system bundles free and open SAR processing programs for easy installation
Port au Prince, Haiti, January 12, 2010
9 Feb 2018
Earthquake early warning focus for new Chinese-Italian satellite
International Charter activated for floods in Argentina and Bolivia
8 Feb 2018
International Charter activated for floods in Argentina and Bolivia
Soyuz-2.1a lifts off from Vostochny Cosmodrome on 1 February.
8 Feb 2018
Satellites to monitor emergency situations launched by Russian Federation
5 Feb 2018
International satellite data aids France flooding analysis
UNESCO World Water Quality Portal
30 Jan 2018
New UNESCO tool uses remote sensing data to monitor global water quality

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