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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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Mississippi River System

February 22, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Learning about the Earth with Copernicus Space missions. The Mississippi river system is one of most complex water bodies system all around the World. The main river is around 3700 km long, its flow is feed by tenths of tributaries … Continue reading Mississippi River System

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Flooding in Madagascar, a first assessment from Satellite

January 12, 2018March 2, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island, and due to its position in the middle of Indian Ocean is regularly hit by cyclones between the months of November and April. The last tropical cyclone “Ava” hit the island country off the southeastern … Continue reading Flooding in Madagascar, a first assessment from Satellite

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Snow on the Sahara

January 10, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Few days ago one of the most incredible, rare and unique meteorological event that could ever happen is actually occurred in the Sahara desert: snowing. The last occurrence of this phenomenon was observed tenths of years ago and this is … Continue reading Snow on the Sahara

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