Satellite Earth Observation & Climate Change

Several news stories caught our attention this week on how Earth Observation (EO) satellite data is being used to monitor the impacts of climate change: global warming, coral bleaching, and flamingos! Global Warming Last week the European Union’s Copernicus Climate … Continue reading

Islands of Sand

This week we’re focusing on the development of Dubai’s land-coast interface between July 2001 and October 2009, looking specifically at the creation of the Palm islands and the World Archipelago. Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab … Continue reading

El Niño causing Coral Bleaching

Coral reefs are currently undergoing their third worldwide bleaching event linked to the El Niño effect in the last 20 years, and scientists fear this one could be the worst. El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño … Continue reading