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It is generally acknowledged that, in Africa, poverty, the lack of development, high population density, environmental degradation, diseases, poor governance, wars, conflicts, violence and other such threats are underlying factors that

Geophysical research letters, vol. 34, L06407, doi:10.1029/2006GL029127:

This article addresses grassland drought assessment within the United States through the monitoring of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and normalized difference water

A comprehensive investigation was carried out to identify the regions affected by different cyclone events. The observations of historical cyclone events are sparse globally, which forced this investigation to estimate the radial wind speed profile by

Hurricana Katrina first made landfall in the U.S on August 23, 2005 in southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. After entering the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, it raplidly strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane and ultimately reached Category 5

The Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 will allow scientist to improve hurricane intensity prediction models, as well as tsunami early-warning systems....

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting the integration of disaster management in development planning, the operational use of space technology in operational disaster management and regional

'It is an undeniable fact that if nothing is done towards building a culture of disaster risk reduction in our society we shall sadly be visited by disaster time and time again', said Adwoa Kluvitse, country director of ActionAid in Ghana...

'The advance alert will enable state agencies and the public to prepare for any natural calamity and minimize damage to life and property,' said G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation...