Tag: Disaster

  • NASA’s Disaster Response Coordination System Launch Event

    NASA’s Disaster Response Coordination System Launch Event

    Leaders from NASA and our federal partners introduce the Disaster Response Coordination System, which provides science and data to communities and organizations around the world to aid in responding to disasters.

    Tune in to learn how this will connect NASA’s Earth science data, technology, and expertise with disaster response organizations in the U.S. and internationally. The goal of the new system is to reduce how disasters impact lives and livelihoods through timely, actionable, and accurate information.

    The participants include:
    NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
    NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy
    Nicky Fox, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate
    Karen St. Germain, division director, NASA Earth Sciences Division
    Jainey Bavishi, deputy administrator, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
    Erik Hooks, deputy administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
    David Applegate, director, U.S. Geological Survey
    Dianna Darsney de Salcedo, assistant to the U.S. Agency for International Development administrator
    Clayton Turner, director, NASA Langley Research Center
    Shanna McClain, program manager, NASA Disasters Program
    Joshua Barnes, manager, NASA Disaster Response Coordination System
    Judith Mitrani-Reiser, senior scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

    For more information on the Disaster Response Coordination System, visit: https://disasters.nasa.gov/response

    Credit: NASA

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  • Iceberg on collision course with South Georgia

    Iceberg on collision course with South Georgia

    The giant A-68A iceberg could strike land this month – wreaking havoc near the waters of the South Georgia Island.

    Since its ‘birth’ in 2017, the iceberg has travelled thousands of kilometres from the Larsen C ice shelf, in Antarctica, and now lies around 120 km from South Georgia. If it remains on its current path, the iceberg could ground in the shallow waters offshore – threatening wildlife, including penguins and seals.

    Satellite missions are being used to track the berg on its journey over the past three years. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar mission, with its ability to see through clouds and the dark, has been instrumental in mapping the polar regions in winter.

    Credits: ESA

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