Satellite Remote Sensing Blog

Flooding is the world’s costliest natural disaster, and its impacts are escalating. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reports that floods make up 35–40% of all weather-related disasters. Between 1970 and 2019, water-related hazards accounted for half of all disasters and 45% of reported deaths, and since 2000, recorded flood events have surged by 134%. Yet despite this growing risk, most flood-forecasting systems still rely on coarse soil-moisture data, l

As climate change intensifies, sandstorms are growing stronger and more frequent, turning once-passable roads and railways into shifting obstacles.   Across the world’s arid and semi-arid regions, desertification is advancing, and with it, thousands of kilometres of transportation networks face mounting disruption, rising maintenance costs, and serious safety risks.  The challenge: confronting sand to ensure infrastructure resilience  Sand accumulation on transportation corri

Hutton Hub – Hertfordshire, United Kingdom The University of Hertfordshire’s new Hutton Hub building, designed for the Student Union,...