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Recently, fire hot spots decreased in consequence of heavy rainfalls (Image: NASA).
29 Oct 2015
Lasting forest fires in Indonesia
Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan struck by 7.5 earthquake on 26 October (Image: USGS).
28 Oct 2015
International Charter and Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for earthquake in Afghanistan
These days, the Champs-Elysées in Paris hosts a Climate Cube (Image: ESA).
27 Oct 2015
Space for Climate Exhibition at the Champs-Elysées in Paris
Puerto De Manzanillo: Grading Map (Source: Copernicus Emergency Manage Service)
27 Oct 2015
Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for Hurricane Patricia in Mexico
Mapping floods in Nigeria using Sentinel-1 satellite images (Image: International Water Institute).
26 Oct 2015
Lasting floods in Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone
The World Disasters Report 2015 will be a key publication for the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit 2016 (Source: UNIS).
23 Oct 2015
Launch of the 2015 World Disasters Report at the United Nations Office at Vienna
Space agency leaders strengthen the use of satellite applications in climate change and disaster management (Image: NASA).
22 Oct 2015
International Academy of Astronautics promulgates Heads of Space Agencies Summit Declaration 2015
Earth observation agreement articulates space agencies from EU and USA to use earth observation technology to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. (Source: NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center)
22 Oct 2015
New agreement on Copernicus Earth Observation Data between EU and USA
Cyclone Koppu over the Philippines (Image: NASA).
21 Oct 2015
Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for the Philippines, Croatia and Italy
Stephen O’Brien says that satellite communications are the only technology immune to natural disasters (Image: UN Geneva).
16 Oct 2015
Satellite operators sign Crisis Connectivity Charter at the World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultation

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