Survival in arid eastern Chad depends on struggle for water
"I've already earmarked a customer for this drum—I need to get a move on!"
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Apr 9, 2019
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Image: Iraq flood
This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image combines two acquisitions over the same area of eastern Iraq, one from 14 November 2018 before heavy rains fell and one from 26 November 2018 after the storms. The image reveals the extent ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2019
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What can other cities learn about water shortages from Day Zero?
Cape Town was set to run dry on April 12, 2018, leaving its 3.7 million residents without tap water.
Environment
Jul 13, 2018
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Late-winter storms ease California's dive back into drought
Storms hitting at the end of California's rainy season have eased the state's plunge back into drought.
Environment
Apr 2, 2018
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The way we were—climate and human evolution
It has been an extraordinary year of explorations and discoveries at the Earth Institute. During the month of December, as 2017 draws to a close, we will be sharing stories that highlight some of the outstanding work of our ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2017
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Image: Proba-V monitors African Sahel
ESA's Proba-V minisatellite reveals the seasonal changes in Africa's sub-Saharan Sahel, with the rainy season allowing vegetation to blossom between February (top) and September (bottom).
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2017
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Indonesia defends haze-fighting efforts
Indonesia's disaster chief on Thursday defended the country's efforts to fight forest fires that have blanketed Southeast Asia in choking haze, and said he believed rains would arrive within a month to finally douse the blazes.
Environment
Oct 1, 2015
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Rising-2 captured highest resolution image of earths surface
Rising-2 is a microsatellite developed by Tohoku University and Hokkaido University. It was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on May 24, 2014, and has been conducting various test operations. Dayside cloud ...
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2014
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Image: Orbital view of Mount Huascarán, Peru
The snow-capped mountains running through the centre of this satellite image are part of the Cordillera Blanca – or 'white range' – in South America's Andes. Even though they are part of the typically warm Tropics – ...
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2014
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Image: Australia's Kumbunbur Creek from orbit
This false-colour satellite image shows the Kumbunbur Creek in Australia's Northern Territory, about 260 km southwest of the city of Darwin.
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2014
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