Monsoons Bring Deadly Floods to Pakistan

Monsoons Bring Deadly Floods to Pakistan

In early August 2013, intense monsoon rains triggered flash floods from northern Pakistan to the southern city of Karachi, leaving 58 people dead, according to the Pakistan government.

Salt and Ice in Kazakhstan

Salt and Ice in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Alakol Lake typically freezes for about two months at the end of winter and breaks up in early spring, beautifully captured in this European Space Agency Sentinel-2 image. The salt lake’s mineral-rich water and mud is considered therapeutic, and...

Astrium's SPOT 6 Satellite Qualifies for European Copernicus Program

Nov. 13, 2013, Toulouse, France—Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, has announced that Astrium Services’s SPOT 6 high-resolution satellite has been qualified by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take part in the Copernicus Earth observation...