ACTIVE FIRE DETECTION WITH SENTINEL-3
A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other. An intense heat wave preceded the fires, with many areas of Portugal, …
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DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WITH SENTINEL-1 & SENTINEL-2
On 4 August 2020 in Lebanon, at around 17:55 local time (14:55 UTC), a fire broke out in Warehouse 12 at the Port of Beirut, where a cargo of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was…
OIL SPIL MAPPING WITH SENTINEL-1
Ocean pollution due to oil spills remains a major environmental hazard. Although oil tanker accidents are well known, they are not the main cause for this type of event. Illegal …