Island of California
The land of California existed as a myth among European explorers before it was discovered. The name “California” derives from a novel written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in the 16th century titled, “Las Sergas del muy esforzado caballero Esplandian, hijo del excelente rey Amandis de Gaula.” It was the fifth book in a series of
Medicanes Numa
Medicanes, short for “Mediterranean” + “hurricanes”, are cyclones over the Mediterranean Sea having a tropical-like structure but a rather small size. They are relatively rare in Europe. They can be very destructive and deadly, even when they don’t reach their full potential for due to the combination of intense winds and heavy precipitation. However, one
Hurricane Irma from SAR
Hurricane Irma, the second most powerful Atlantic basin hurricane in recorded history, has been captured also from SAR sensor of Copernicus Sentinel 1 radar. The radar waves can penetrate all weather conditions including clouds and rain. A SAR image is a measure of the amount of energy reflected back to the radar antenna following interaction
Epic rain in Everglades: a tragic battle for to choose which flora and fauna will live or die
The Everglades (or Pa-hay-okee) is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The Everglades experience a wide range of weather patterns, from frequent flooding in the wet season to drought in the dry season and is home to scores of interesting plants and animals, many of
Syria: damage assessment of missile attack with Sentinel-1A
The Pentagon has released satellite photos of the Syrian base the U.S. attacked on 7 April 2017 in response to Bashar al-Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons, marking the first time the US has become a direct combatant against the Syrian regime. The photo show the aftermath of nearly 60 cruise missile strikes on the
Detroit: reducing the noise speckle
This Sentinel-1 radar image takes us to the major city in the US state of Michigan, known for its Motown sound, rock music, world class museums, automobile culture, sports teams, arts, and theatres: Detroit. The image was created by mediating 21 radar scans from Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured from January 2016 to February 2017 for reducing
Arcipelago Vanuatu : Cyclone Donna
Severe Tropical Cyclone Donna is the strongest off-season South Pacific tropical cyclone on record during the month of May and it has been upgraded to a category five storm, the most destructive wind-speed level. Cyclone Donna increase the category from 4/5/2017 to 9/5/2017 (https://earth.nullschool.net) The cyclone is in north of archipelago Vanuatu located in the South
Exploration: Banks Peninsula (New Zealand)
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Breaking Antarctica : Pine Island
After the huge icebergs disintegrated between July and August 2015, with its 582kmq, another iceberg breaks away from Pine Island This indicates that the melting of the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica is accelerating in an irreversible process of major concern. This new iceberg is been captured by Earth observation satellites: Sentinels The two Sentinel
Italy: interferogram earthquake 30/10/2016
Interferogram with S1 show more narrow fringes around Castelluccio. Details: Products from : https://scihub.copernicus.eu S1A_IW_SLC__1SDV_20161020T051118_20161020T051145_013569_015B9D_5855.SAFE S1A_IW_SLC__1SDV_20161101T051118_20161101T051145_013744_0160F4_D5C1.SAFE Elaboration with SNAP.