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Beirut explosion before and after 8 August 2020

August 11, 2020 giovanna palumbo

A devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August has killed at least 200 people and injured around 5,000 others. The disaster was preceded by a large fire at the Port of Beirut, on the city’s northern Mediterranean coast, later there was  … Continue reading Beirut explosion before and after 8 August 2020

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‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ from space

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 giovanna palumbo

The Black Rock desert is the bed of a large lake that dried up thousands of years ago, by the length of about 130km and located in the northwest of Nevada, in the United States. The flatness of the Black … Continue reading ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ from space

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[Top view] Wuhan

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 giovanna palumbo

The images below represent Wuhan captured with SAR Copernicus Sentinel-1 and optical Copernicus Sentinel-2. Wuhan sits at the confluence of the Han River flowing into the Yangtze River at the East of the Jianghan Plain. The metropolitan area consists of three centers (Wuchang, Hankou … Continue reading [Top view] Wuhan

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Sentinel-2 captures the disaster after Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

October 2, 2018March 28, 2019 Rosario Q. Iannone

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 (Richter scale) was recorded at 18.02 local time in the waters of Indonesia, off the island of Sulawesi, last Friday 28 September 2018. According to data from the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) … Continue reading Sentinel-2 captures the disaster after Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

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(23°31′5″S 68°18′42″W) Salar de Atacama

August 22, 2018January 16, 2019 giovanna palumbo

The image represent the a salt flat, or playa, named Salar de Atacama captured with SAR of the Copernicus Sentinel-1. Chile’s Atacama Desert may be the driest place on Earth it is the world’s third largest salt flat (about 3000 sq km) … Continue reading (23°31′5″S 68°18′42″W) Salar de Atacama

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“Iceberg-tsunami” on icelandic Jökulsárlón lagoon

April 24, 2018June 21, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

Last acquired Copernicus Sentinel-2B image captured an unusual event on the Jökulsárlón lagoon in Iceland where a mini-tsunami was generated by a massive calving on Breiðamerkurjökull outlet glacier. An iceberg had broken off the glacier and was in the process of … Continue reading “Iceberg-tsunami” on icelandic Jökulsárlón lagoon

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Intense Dust Storms in Africa

April 6, 2018June 8, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

In late March 2018, strong winds caused by a train of low-pressure areas appeared to fuel the flow of dust across Africa. Dust storms are quite common during the Spring in the Sahara, because the weather used to change with … Continue reading Intense Dust Storms in Africa

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Lake Natron

March 26, 2018May 23, 2018 Rosario Q. Iannone

One of the most mysterious places in the world is the Lake Natron (02025‘S 36000‘E), located along the branch of the Rift Valley, known also as Gregory Rift, in the northern Tanzania. The lake is characterized by a wide stretches … Continue reading Lake Natron

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(43°N 142°E) Hokkaido: lattice structure

March 22, 2018April 24, 2018 giovanna palumbo

One of the more unusual features of Hokkaido, as seen from space, is a lattice-shaped windbreak forest found in the Konsen Plateau. This pattern is created by trees (primarily larch) planted in a lattice structure to protect farmland and livestock … Continue reading (43°N 142°E) Hokkaido: lattice structure

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Burian

March 2, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

The last week a large part of the Europe has been smashed by a wave of cold siberian weather carried by the Burian. Burian is a strong wind of cold air and it is indeed characteristic of the steppes located … Continue reading Burian

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