SUPARCO Launches Pakistan’s First Hyperspectral Satellite To Strengthen Disaster Management ...

Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica As Caribbean Braces For Widespread Damage ...

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) ...

Fire intensity represents the energy that is released from organic matter during the combustion process (Keeley, 2009). It also refers to the intensity of the fire while it is active. Burn severity, ...

A general term for temperature variations above (extreme heat) or below (extreme cold) normal conditions (IRDR Glossary). Since climate varies regionally, the definition of an extreme temperature and ...

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), together with the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ...

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) — the convergence of satellite-derived data with modern machine-learning techniques—has become a decisive factor in global disaster-risk governance. In ...

According to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Norwegian GRID-Arendal organization climate change and land-use change may increase wildfire intensity and frequency globally to ...

Since several years ago, satellites have been used to detect fires. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor onboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites has been used to scan the ...

Spacecraft orbiting Earth play a vital role in monitoring climate change, enabling global communication and navigation, and advancing scientific research. However, many of these orbits are becoming ...

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has released its latest report titled "2023 Disasters in Numbers: A Significant Year of Disaster Impact", shedding light on the ...

Climate change is increasingly impacting vulnerable populations with climate-related shocks such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat. REACH conducts intersectoral assessments to better understand ...