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IPCC 2011 Features ‘Worldchanging’ Author, Focuses on Sustainability

International Professional Communication Conference 2011 logoOn Oct. 17-19, the IEEE Professional Communication Society will host the International Professional Communication Conference 2011 on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.

Julia M. Williams, posted on July 25th, 2011
Announcements, Climate

IGARSS 2011 Goes Beyond the Frontiers

Cropped image of IGARSS 2011 logoAbout 1,500 people are expected for the 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, from July 24-29, at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Jeff Kart, posted on July 17th, 2011
Announcements, Earth Observation

European Commission to Host July Workshop on Socio-Economic Benefits of GEO-GEOSS

GEO logoA workshop on the socio-economic benefits of GEO-GEOSS is planned for July 11-13 at the Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy. The purpose of the workshop is to identify a program of activities to undertake during 2011-14 to support the GEO 10-year implementation plan\ and an assessment of benefits that can be achieved.

Lisa Rudy, posted on June 13th, 2011
Announcements, Earth Observation, GEOSS/ICEO News

IEEE plans first Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle

IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology logoThe inaugural IEEE 2011 Global Humanitarian Technology Conference is to be held in Seattle, Washington, from Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011.

Jeff Kart, posted on April 6th, 2011
Announcements, Earth Observation

Take the Survey: GEO Needs Your Input

The Group on Earth Observations is asking interested parties to complete an online survey for a GEOSS Evaluation Team. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2011.

Jeff Kart, posted on February 16th, 2011
Announcements, Earth Observation, GEOSS/ICEO News

NASA’s Glory will be in improving climate models

Artist's rendition of the Glory satellite with sun setting in the background.Glory, a new edition to the A-Train constellation of environmental monitoring satellites, is due to go into space in late February. A monitor and sensor aboard will help scientists better understand the dynamics of global warming, and sort out changes in the sun’s energy from natural and human influences.

Jeff Kart, posted on February 2nd, 2011
Announcements, Earth Observation

Call For Papers – It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Weather or Is It?

Roping tornado. Courtesy of NOAA.Severe flooding, killer tornadoes, cyclones, and record heat waves impact communities around globe. Earthzine is soliciting articles for its 2nd quarter theme issue March 21-June 21, 2011 on Extreme Weather in the 21st Century, a theme that will look at aspects of weather extremes from multiple perspectives. Guest Editor for Weather is Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd.

J. Marshall Shepherd, posted on January 19th, 2011
Announcements, Extreme Weather

Call for Papers – Disaster Management

NASA Satellite Imagery Keeping Eye on the Gulf Oil Spill. On April 29, the MODIS image on the Terra satellite captured a wide-view natural-color image of the oil slick just off the Louisiana coast. The oil slick appears as dull gray interlocking comma shapes, one opaque and the other nearly transparent. Sunglint -- the mirror-like reflection of the sun off the water -- enhances the oil slick’s visibility. The northwestern tip of the oil slick almost touches the Mississippi Delta. Credit: NASA/EarthEarthzine Issues Call for Papers on Disaster Management 21 December 2010 – 20 March 2011.Theme issue focuses on improving our understanding and management of natural and human-induced disasters, from the factors at their inception to the process of recovery and rehabilitation.

Sérgio Freire, Biswajeet Pradhan, and Christoph Aubrecht, posted on December 10th, 2010
Announcements, Disaster Management

NOAA – David Johnson Award for Outstanding Innovative Use of Earth Observation Satellite Data

NOAA logoThe NOAA David Johnson Award to honor of the first administrator of what was to become the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) is requesting nominations. This award is given to young professionals who have developed an innovative application of Earth observation satellite data (alone or in combination with non-satellite data) that is, or could be, used for operational purposes to assess and/or predict atmospheric, oceanic, or terrestrial conditions.

NOAA , posted on November 1st, 2010
Announcements, Earth Observation

European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) workshops and conferences in 2011

earsel logoEARSeL, a scientific network of about 250 academic and commercial European remote sensing institutes, announces its 2011 calendar of special interest group conferences and workshops.

Maeve Hickok, posted on October 27th, 2010
Announcements, Earth Observation

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Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode