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Ice Coverage: The Global Thaw
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One of the casualties of climate change is the diminishing ice cover, affecting our planet in a number of ways. ESA’s satellites observe the planet’s cryosphere and provide key information to understand and respond to global thawing.
Asteroid Impact 2028: Protecting Our Planet
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Find out more about how we are preparing to protect our pale blue dot, its inhabitants and the vital satellite systems on which we have become so dependent.
Earth from Space: Easter Island
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over one of the most remote islands in the world: Easter Island.
Air Quality: What’s Space Got to Do with It?
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Governments and decision-makers rely heavily on satellite data and computer models to show how pollution accumulates and how it is carried in the air so that they can develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
Earth from Space: Egyptian Crop Circles
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, we take a look at the agricultural development in the Western Desert of Egypt.
Helping Businesses and Communities Better Cope with Extreme Weather
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is helping organizations – including AT&T – and communities better prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
Jefferson Project Year Five
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The Jefferson Project is a sophisticated technological approach to studying fresh water, with a goal of understanding the impact of human activity on fresh water, and how to mitigate those effects.
Iris: SATCOM for Aviation
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Iris will provide a safe and secure text-based data link between pilots and air-traffic control networks using satellite technology.
The YEARS Project: Warming Oceans
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Scientists have discovered that the world's oceans are warming 40% faster than we thought. That has dire implications for sea creatures and people.
Five Years of GPM Storms
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On Feb. 27, 2019, we celebrated five years in orbit for the NASA/JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM).
