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Satellite image of active wildfires across Western U.S., outlined in red (Image: NASA)
28 Aug 2015
Washington wildfires captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite
Floods were reported along the Çoruh Nehri river (Image: Evgeny Genkin)
27 Aug 2015
International Charter activated for floods and landslides in Turkey
Satellite image of Jakobshavn glacier´s calving process (Image: ESA)
27 Aug 2015
Sentinel -1A records giant glacier calving event
Satellite image of the Neyriz Lakes in southern Iran (Image: ESA)
26 Aug 2015
Russia to develop an Earth observation system for Iran
The image shows water vapor within Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005 (Image: NASA)
26 Aug 2015
NASA simulation of Hurricane Katrina to support better storm forecasts
Satellite image of the water-scarce Sahara desert in Algeria (Image: ESA)
25 Aug 2015
FAO to develop a database to support water-scarce countries
True-colour MODIS satellite image of South Africa (Image: NASA)
25 Aug 2015
Agreement between Airbus and SANSA on SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 imagery
Satellite image of smoke produced by massive explosions in Tianjin (Image: NASA)
24 Aug 2015
Satellites assist emergency response after the Tianjin blasts
Records of the typhoon's eye and its structure on August 19 (Image: NASA)
21 Aug 2015
Striking records of typhoon Atsani
Launch of previous satellite Morelos II (Image: NASA)
21 Aug 2015
Mexico to launch Morelos 3 satellite to support disaster relief

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