Description: The EO Browser is a web-platform for cloud computing processing of remote sensing data. As part of the Copernicus Programme it aims to contribute to achieving a global, continuous and ...

Handbook on the use of risk knowledge for multi-hazard early warning systems 2024 ...

The second edition of the book entitled Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective was recently launched and it covers ...

On 26 December 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a devastating tsunami that killed around 230,000 people in 14 countries. It remains one of the deadliest disasters in recent human history ...

Air quality is a measure of how clean or polluted the air is. Poor air quality, or polluted air, is the result of gas and particle emissions, and chemical reactions that have occurred in the ...

A wildfire is an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, a grassland or a prairie; it can happen anywhere at any time. Wildfires are often caused by human activity or triggered ...

Sargassum is a genus of large brown algae that includes over 300 species. Two prevalent species in the Atlantic Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans, are found in free-floating mats, held afloat by ...

Sea level rise is increasing around the globe because of climate change. The rapid increment of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing global temperatures. The ...

Storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. Storm surge is produced by water being pushed towards the shore by the force of the ...

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that send water surges onto land, often causing widespread destruction. Large, undersea earthquakes or underwater volcanic eruptions and landslides typically cause ...