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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
55th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. Photo: UNOOSA.
29 Jan 2018
Fifty-fifth session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee opens in Vienna
Himawari-8 in orbit
29 Jan 2018
Scientists aim to improve weather warnings using satellite-based infrared luminance data
Rise of the Seine river, 26 January 2018
26 Jan 2018
Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for floods in northern France and storm in Germany
Mount Mayon in December 2009
23 Jan 2018
International Charter activated for volcano activity in Philippines and Papua New Guinea
Malaria in peripheral blood.Image: Ed Uthman/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0.
18 Jan 2018
Researchers test new model for predicting disease outbreak based on space data
18 Jan 2018
North Carolina flood inundation maps highlight role of 3D elevation data in disaster management
The Kobe-Awaji-Naruto expressway at Naruto, Tokushima prefecture, Japan.
12 Jan 2018
Japan plans to provide disaster information through car navigation via satellite

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