Wildfires | NASA Earthdata
Wildfire is an essential process connecting terrestrial systems to the atmosphere and climate. As vegetation burns, it releases smoke, carbon, and other materials into the atmosphere. These fires also release nutrients into the soil and are an integral part of ecological succession, plant germination, and soil enhancement.
Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 3, 2024 · Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat. PM 2.5 from wildfire smoke is associated with premature deaths in the general population, and can cause and exacerbate diseases of the lungs, heart, brain/nervous system, skin, gut, kidney, eyes, nose and liver.
FIRMS | NASA Earthdata
FIRMS | NASA Earthdata
Worldview | NASA Earthdata
Many of those products are available within hours of being acquired—essentially showing the entire Earth as it looks "right now". This supports time-critical applications, such as wildfire management, air quality measurements, and flood monitoring, as well …
Your Gateway to NASA Earth Observation Data | NASA Earthdata
Explore Learning Resources. NASA’s massive archive of Earth science data are free and open to any user for any purpose—but accessing, analyzing, visualizing, and applying these data requires a certain degree of knowledge about Earth observation data and how it is collected and optimized.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO's response.
Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 12, 2023 · Key facts. Climate change is directly contributing to humanitarian emergencies from heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms and hurricanes and they are increasing in scale, frequency and intensity.
Environmental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 20, 2024 · Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between people and our planet. Clean air, stable climate, adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, safe use of chemicals, protection from radiation, healthy and safe workplaces, sound agricultural …
Find Data | NASA Earthdata
NASA acquires, archives, and distributes data from a variety of sources, including remote sensing instruments on satellite and airborne platforms, field campaigns, in situ measurements, and model outputs. Through interagency and international partnerships, NASA also …
HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 22, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on HIV and AIDS with key facts and information on signs and symptoms, transmission, risk factors, testing and counselling, prevention, treatment and WHO response.