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African Resource Management Satellite (ARMC) Constellation

Simon Adebola wrote 7 hours ago: The African Resource Management Constellation (ARMC), a collaboration currently involving Nigeria, S … more →

Tags: Africa, climate change, development, disaster management, Humanitarian emergencies, satellites, Science, southern africa, Space

Young South African Scientist Unraveling the Environment

Simon Adebola wrote 1 day ago: Have you ever wondered how to accurately predict when it would rain and how much rain to expect? Hav … more →

Tags: technology, Africa, Education, Space science and technology, disaster management, development, Humanitarian emergencies, southern africa, Innovation

The Third African Leadership Conference Launches Two Regional Space Partnerships

Simon Adebola wrote 1 day ago: (This information is from the United Nations Information Service Vienna Press release available here … more →

Tags: Africa, development, disaster management, Humanitarian emergencies, satellites, southern africa, Space, Space science and technology, technology

Space-based monitoring of Climate-sensitive diseases

Simon Adebola wrote 4 days ago: There are certain infectious diseases that are said to be climate sensitive. These diseases are desc … more →

Tags: Africa, climate change, development, Epidemiology, global security, health, satellites, Science, Space science and technology

Emission monitoring reveals a pattern of under-reporting

cboston wrote 1 week ago: By Clare Boston Scientists have revealed that the actual amount of emissions produced by companies a … more →

Tags: climatology, global issues, Copenhagen, Terra Mission, NASA, Carbon Cycle, industrial gas emissions, Kyoto Protocol

Welcome (GEO FCT Portal)

andymorse wrote 2 weeks ago: Welcome (GEO FCT Portal).  Forest Carbon Tracking portal at GEO … more →

Tags: Websites, Climate, Environment, forest

A (surprisingly?) quiet 2009 hurricane season

cboston wrote 3 weeks ago: By Clare Boston Forecasts for the 2009 hurricane season were wide ranging earlier this year, from an … more →

Tags: climatology, climate change, Global Warming, hurricane, 2009 hurricane season, El Nino

Test

keyworth wrote 1 month ago: Almost ready now…. — Steve … more →

Tags: Geo, geographic information

Wild Weather

cboston wrote 1 month ago: By Clare Boston After a mild and dry October, where temperatures in Britain were up to 1.0°C warmer … more →

Tags: climatology, Hydrology and Water Resources, global issues, flooding, hurricane, tropical storm, hurricane ida, vulnerable coastlines

Implications for a future with higher sea levels

cboston wrote 1 month ago: By Clare Boston A recent government report in Australia has advised that urgent action is required t … more →

Tags: climatology, Geomorphology, global issues, sea-level rise, australian coastline, Maldives underwater, ipcc, Coastal monitoring

Monitoring changes in Arctic snow and ice

cboston wrote 2 months ago: By Clare Boston Developments in remote sensing during the last 30 years have greatly increased the s … more →

Tags: climatology, Remote sensing, Arctic snow cover, Arctic sea ice, climate models, Catlin Arctic Survey

A Quick Look at Satellite Oil Spill Monitoring

Simon Adebola wrote 3 months ago: The dangers that petroleum oil spills pose to the environment and the health of marine life and huma … more →

Tags: technology, Africa, Space science and technology, global security, satellites, health, Science, Energy, oil spill

Bakassi under Radar Surveillance3 comments

Simon Adebola wrote 3 months ago: What were they actually pointing out? The image shown below is from the TerraSAR-X image of the mont … more →

Tags: Africa, development, satellites, Space science and technology, technology, Bakassi, Cameroon, Energy, Germany

Dust and Droughts in Africa2 comments

Simon Adebola wrote 4 months ago: The plight of African farming and the need to develop adaptive systems to cope with the changes that … more →

Tags: Africa, climate change, Drought, Epidemiology, flooding, health, India, NASA, satellites

Dust, Dry Days and Disease in Africa 3

Simon Adebola wrote 4 months ago: Images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the NASA Terra and Aq … more →

Tags: technology, Africa, Space, Space science and technology, Healthcare, NASA, global security, satellites, health

Africa, Mars, Space and Development- An Interview

Simon Adebola wrote 6 months ago: He conceived and organized the ‘African Mission to Mars’ conference, his research team p … more →

Tags: Africa, development, Education, Healthcare, NASA, Space, Space science and technology, technology, brain

Famine and Food Security Forecasting1 comment

Simon Adebola wrote 6 months ago: ” A stitch in time saves nine “ That wise saying is the reason why early warning systems … more →

Tags: Africa, climate change, development, global security, Healthcare, NASA, satellites, Space, Space science and technology

Winged Creatures Should Fear CO2, Not Wind Turbines3 comments

pfairley wrote 6 months ago: Benjamin Sovacool agrees that wind turbines kill birds and bats, but this University of Singapore pu … more →

Tags: Climate Change, Climate Science, Coal, Fossil Power, Natural Gas, Wind Power Renewable energy, avian mortality, bats, Benjamin Sovacool

Polio Eradication and Space Technologies1 comment

Simon Adebola wrote 7 months ago: At the last University of Michigan graduation ceremony Larry Page gave the commencement address. He … more →

Tags: Africa, development, Education, Healthcare, Innovation, Space, technology, health, Mapping


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