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    NASA Maps Beirut Blast Damage

    NASA Maps Beirut Blast Damage
    Scientists are using satellite data to map ground surface changes in the aftermath of the recent explosion.
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    NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor

    NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor
    In the deadly 2018 earthquake in the Indonesian city of Palu, intense shaking changed solid ground into a landslide of flowing mud, multiplying the death toll and economic impact. A new paper shows that this disastrous effect was triggered by a previously unknown risk factor: flooding rice fields for farming.
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    NASA's ARIA Team Maps Flooding in the Bahamas

    NASA's ARIA Team Maps Flooding in the Bahamas
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), used synthetic aperture radar data from the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites to produce this flood map of the Bahamas.
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    NASA's ARIA Team Maps California Quake Damage

    NASA's ARIA Team Maps California Quake Damage
    A week after two strong earthquakes struck near the city of Ridgecrest in Southern California, NASA scientists and engineers continue to analyze satellite data for information on fault slips and ruptures.
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    NASA Maps Surface Changes From California Quakes

    NASA Maps Surface Changes From California Quakes
    Damage from two strong earthquakes that rattled Southern California on July 4 and July 5 - a magnitude 6.4 and a magnitude 7.1, respectively - can be seen from space.
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    Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding After Cyclone

    Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding After Cyclone
    Tropical Cyclone Idai barreled down on Mozambique on March 14, 2019 - leaving a path of destruction in its wake and triggering devastating floods.
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    Satellite Map Shows Deformation Following Alaska Earthquake

    Satellite Map Shows Deformation Following Alaska Earthquake
    Scientists with the Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA), a collaboration between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite, operated by the European Space Agency, generated a map of the deformation of Earth's surface caused by the November 30, 2018 magnitude 7.0 earthquake beneath the Anchorage area of Alaska, US.
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    Assisting Those Fighting the California Wildfires on This Week @NASA

    Assisting Those Fighting the California Wildfires on This Week @NASA
    Data from space are informing those fighting the California wildfires, a U.S. commercial resupply mission launches to the space station, and showcasing the powerhouse for our Orion spacecraft … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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    NASA's ARIA Maps California Wildfires from Space

    NASA's ARIA Maps California Wildfires from Space
    California continues to be plagued by wildfires — including the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles and the Camp Fire in Northern California, now one of the deadliest in the state's history. NASA satellites are observing these fires — and the damage they're leaving behind — from space.
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    Updated NASA Damage Map of Camp Fire from Space

    Updated NASA Damage Map of Camp Fire from Space
    As firefighters continue to battle the destructive Camp Fire in Northern California, the Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has produced a new map showing damage as of Nov. 16.
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    NASA's ARIA Maps Indonesia Quake, Tsunami Damage

    NASA's ARIA Maps Indonesia Quake, Tsunami Damage
    A 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 28 in northern Indonesia and the devastating tsunami that followed it killed more than 1,400 people and left a large trail of destruction.
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    NASA's ARIA Project Generates New Satellite-Derived Map of Ground Deformation from Latest Mexico Quake

    NASA's ARIA Project Generates New Satellite-Derived Map of Ground Deformation from Latest Mexico Quake
    Scientists with the Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA), a collaboration between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite, operated by the European Space Agency, generated a map of the deformation of Earth's surface caused by the Feb. 16, 2018 magnitude 7.2 Pinotepa earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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    Tonga Cyclone Damage Mapped by NASA's ARIA Team

    Tonga Cyclone Damage Mapped by NASA's ARIA Team
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga, following the landfall of Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm that hit Tonga on Feb. 12-13, 2018.
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    NASA-Produced Map Shows Extent of Southern California Wildfire Damage

    NASA-Produced Map Shows Extent of Southern California Wildfire Damage
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, created a Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas in Southern California that are likely damaged (shown by red and yellow pixels) as a result of recent wildfires, including the Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, highlighted in the attached image taken from the DPM.
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    NASA Damage Map Aids California Wildfire Response

    NASA Damage Map Aids California Wildfire Response
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at Caltech, both in Pasadena, California, created a damage proxy map depicting areas in Northern California that are likely damaged as a result of the region’s current outbreak of wildfires.
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    ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

    ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas of Western Puerto Rico that are likely damaged (shown by red and yellow pixels) as a result of Hurricane Maria (Category 4 at landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017).
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    NASA Maps Damage in Puerto Rico to Assist Relief Efforts

    NASA Maps Damage in Puerto Rico to Assist Relief Efforts
    NASA is using data from Earth-observing satellites to assist relief efforts in Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria last week.
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    NASA Damage Map Aids Puerto Rico Hurricane Response

    NASA Damage Map Aids Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
    A NASA-produced map showing areas of eastern Puerto Rico that were likely damaged by Hurricane Maria has been provided to responding agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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    Satellite Data of Puerto Rico Identifies Possible Damage Areas

    Satellite Data of Puerto Rico Identifies Possible Damage Areas
    NASA’s Disasters Program has delivered to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a map of areas in eastern Puerto Rico that have likely been damaged as the result of the landfall of Hurricane Maria on Sept. 20.
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    NASA Damage Map Aids FEMA's Hurricane Maria Rescue Operation in Puerto Rico

    NASA Damage Map Aids FEMA's Hurricane Maria Rescue Operation in Puerto Rico
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas of Eastern Puerto Rico that are likely damaged (shown by red and yellow pixels) as a result of Hurricane Maria (a Category 4 hurricane at landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017).
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    Sentinel-1 Interferogram for September 2017 Raboso-Puebla Earthquake in Mexico

    Sentinel-1 Interferogram for September 2017 Raboso-Puebla Earthquake in Mexico
    NASA and its partners are contributing important observations and expertise to the ongoing response to the September 19, 2017, magnitude 7.1 Puebla earthquake in Mexico.
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    NASA-Produced Damage Maps May Aid Mexico Quake Response

    NASA-Produced Damage Maps May Aid Mexico Quake Response
    A NASA-produced map of areas likely damaged by the Sept. 19 magnitude 7.1 Raboso earthquake near Mexico City has been provided to Mexican authorities to help responders and groups supporting the response efforts.
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    Sentinel-1 Radar Shows Ground Motion From Sept. 2017 Oaxaca-Chiapas, Mexico Quake

    Sentinel-1 Radar Shows Ground Motion From Sept. 2017 Oaxaca-Chiapas, Mexico Quake
    NASA and its partners are contributing important observations and expertise to the ongoing response to the September 7, 2017 (local time), magnitude 8.1 Oaxaca-Chiapas earthquake in Mexico.
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    ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Southern Florida from Hurricane Irma

    ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Southern Florida from Hurricane Irma
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas of Southwestern Florida, including Key West and Naples, that are likely damaged as a result of Hurricane Irma (Category 4 at landfall in Florida), shown by red and yellow pixels.
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    Updated NASA Satellite Flood Map of Southeastern Texas (ALOS-2 Data)

    Updated NASA Satellite Flood Map of Southeastern Texas (ALOS-2 Data)
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, used synthetic aperture radar imagery from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) ALOS-2 satellite to create this Flood Proxy Map depicting areas of Southeastern Texas that are likely flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey (shown by light blue pixels).
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    Extent of Texas Flooding Shown in New NASA Map

    Extent of Texas Flooding Shown in New NASA Map
    The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, created this Flood Proxy Map depicting areas of Southeastern Texas that are likely flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey, shown by light blue pixels.
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    Dec 2015 - Jan 2016 US Midwest Floods

    Dec 2015 - Jan 2016 US Midwest Floods
    In response to the December 2015 - January 2016 US Midwest Floods along the Mississippi River, the ARIA project produced flood extent maps derived from Synthetic Aperture Radar data of ALOS-2 satellite operated by Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA).
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    M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake, April 25, 2015

    M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake, April 25, 2015
    In response to the April 25, 2015 M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake, the ARIA project is providing valuable information for the ongoing response to the April 25, 2015 M7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.
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    M6.0 South Napa Earthquake, August 24, 2014

    M6.0 South Napa Earthquake, August 24, 2014
    In response to the August 24, 2014 M6.0 South Napa Earthquake, the ARIA team has generated coseismic GPS displacements, coseismic InSAR displacements, and a Damage Proxy Map.
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    Damage detection in New York City hit by Hurricane Sandy

    Damage detection in New York City hit by Hurricane Sandy
    ARIA team responded to Hurricane Sandy and manually produced a damage proxy map (DPM) of New York City using X-band radar data from COSMO-SkyMed satellites.
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    2011 M7.2 Earthquake in Van, Turkey

    2011 M7.2 Earthquake in Van, Turkey
    We have done analysis of InSAR, GPS and seismic data for the 2011/10/23 Mw 7.2 earthquake near Van, Turkey to develop models for the fault slip. Publication has recently been accepted for Seismological Research Letters.
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    2010 M7.0 Earthquake in Haiti

    2010 M7.0 Earthquake in Haiti
    Satellite radar derived color contour maps of ground movement due to the January 12, 2010 M7 earthquake in Haiti.
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    2011 M9.0 Earthquake in Japan

    2011 M9.0 Earthquake in Japan
    Map of earthquake in Japan.

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