Over the past few days, there has been a lot of media coverage on the flooding in northern Italy. According to REUTERS NEWS, around 36,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, and many of Read More
Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that burn in wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Countries worldwide face the hazard of wildfires, especially during drought season. It can start with a natural occurrence — such as a lightning Read More
Urban planning and planners use maps or technology tools to study the impact of land use development on urban areas and make the right decisions for the future growth of the cities. The Urban Footprint Read More
The stability of sizeable urban infrastructure can be threatened by different hazards, such as natural processes of the earth’s crust (e.g., volcanic events, earthquakes, landslides, and collapses) and anthropogenic activities (e.g., urban Read More
It has been over a year that Russian troops started the war in Ukraine. The widespread destruction of lives and infrastructure has continued until today, with the battle of Bakhmut as one of the major Read More
The evolution of SAR satellite imagery for measuring minute surface deformation in areas around volcanoes is the latest space application in the volcanic researchers’ toolkit to spot early-warning signs of possible eruptions and dangers to Read More
On 6 February 2023 at 01:17 UTC, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border between Turkey and Syria, causing loss of life, severe injuries to people, and large scale loss of infrastructure across a large affected region. Right from Read More
Disaster Management
Technology
Using SAR satellite remote sensing for earthquake disaster management
Earthquakes are one of several natural disasters that can occur unexpectedly and with great damaging effects to humans and property. SAR satellite data can help map earthquake disaster areas rapidly and with great accuracy, under Read More
NISAR is a new mission of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), scheduled to launch in 2023. This new mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic Read More
Eight months into the war in Ukraine and we continue to see widespread destruction of lives and infrastructure, more than 7.7 million Ukrainians fleeing their country, and a third of the population displaced. In addition, there Read More
