Disaster Risk
Earth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island
Disaster RiskEarth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island
This week, we look at an active lava flow on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island.European Space Agency - ESA
Climate ChangeEarth from Space: Smoke Plumes from Chile Wildfires
This week, we look at images captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3, showing clouds of smoke from wildfire on the coast of Chile.European Space Agency - ESA 3 min
- Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning with Real-time Flood Inundation Maps
In the Mekong River Basin - particularly Cambodia - there is a need for near-real-time flood inundation maps. Tools like the Hydrologic Remote Sensing Analysis for Floods (or HYDRAFloods) facilitate disaster preparedness and timely flood evacuations when they are accessible to governments and individuals.
Flood inundation data is limited in the Me…
Mayer, T.J. 3 min
- Remote Sensing
Earth from Space: Flooding in Sri Lanka
In this edition of Earth from Space, we look at images showing the impact of flooding in Sri Lanka in recent months.
European Space Agency - ESA 3 min
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Disaster Risk
How can explainable AI contribute to natural hazard prediction?
What is explainable AI?
Explainable AI is a very recent development in artificial intelligence. It deals with tools typically belonging to the family of AI, such as deep learning, that become so complex that they cannot be easily interpreted. Explainable AI is a post-processing tool that is put to work after a machine learning model, typically a …
Explainable AI is a very recent development in artificial intelligence. It deals with tools typically belonging to the family of AI, such as deep learning, that become so complex that they cannot be easily interpreted. Explainable AI is a post-processing tool that is put to work after a machine learning model, typically a …
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