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Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping disaster risk, hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

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Destructive landslides are more likely to occur after wildfires, but how does the hazard change as vegetation regrows? Scientists are improving prediction methods to reduce costly unnecessary warnings

Geological Society of America, the
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Sea level rise driven by climate change is increasingly threatening coastal cities worldwide through flooding, ocean acidification, and erosion, highlighting the urgent need for adaptation and resilience strategies.

Nature World News
Mapping drought severity in Mexico using high‑resolution satellite data thumbnail
Documents and publications

This paper analyses drought severity across Mexican regions between 2000 and 2025 using satellite-based indicators of vegetation health and surface moisture.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Turkmenistan landscapes: Opportunities for restoration and livelihoods thumbnail
Documents and publications

This analytical study aims to identify strategic land restoration opportunities and inform policy and investment planning for resilient landscape management in Turkmenistan.

World Bank, the
Mapping heat inequality across neighbourhoods in Delhi thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study captures how households in Delhi experience heat, combining high-resolution climate and remote-sensing data with a primary household survey to estimate impacts on health, productivity, and coping capacity based on appliance ownership.

Artha Global (AG)
Innovative approaches to forest fire management and agricultural transformation in northern Thailand: Developing fire risk mapping and management systems – integrating disruptive technologies for impact monitoring thumbnail
Documents and publications

This report presents the findings from the first of two activities conducted with the primary aim of gaining insights into the increasing threats posed by wildfire outbreaks to both forests and local communities in Thailand.

World Bank, the
Weeks of heavy monsoon rains flooded farmland and hundreds of villages along the Sutlej River in Pakistan and India in August 2023.
Research briefs

Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have created the first global atlas of the influence of tides on coastal rivers.

Technische Universität München
Research briefs

Researchers in South Dakota State University's Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence utilized satellite data to better understand how destructive wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January 2025.

South Dakota State University
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