SERVIR Boosts Forecasting Power in South America
SERVIR's Dr. Jim Nelson and Jorge Luis Sánchez, both of Brigham Young University (BYU), are helping government agencies in South America develop web tools for meteorology and hydrology forecasts.
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SERVIR's Dr. Jim Nelson and Jorge Luis Sánchez, both of Brigham Young University (BYU), are helping government agencies in South America develop web tools for meteorology and hydrology forecasts.
Our team from the SERVIR program made our way to the Himalayas to work with partners in Bhutan and demonstrate how NASA Earth observations and applied science approaches can align with the country’s unique environmental vision.
|Tim Mayer, Jacob Ramthun, and Lena Pransky, SERVIR Science Coordination Office
Nestled in between soaring green mountains, Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. It has also been under threat by massive blooms of algae clotting its pristine waters. In 2009 and 2015, massive “blooms” of algae threatened to cause severe ecological damage.
|Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office
May 22 is World Biodiversity Day, and this year we’re highlighting SERVIR’s commitment to protecting biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest.
SERVIR scientists discuss the how the Regional Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System is being used in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
This fact sheet provides an overview of SERVIR-Amazonia, which is part of SERVIR Global, a joint development initiative of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
This video provides an overview of the GEOGloWS tool in Ecuador in English and Spanish. GEOGloWS are web applications for monitoring and forecasting hydrometeorological events using global models, satellite information, and observed data.
Disaster preparedness and the water resource management require reliable and timely information. In many regions of the world, ground observation data is scarce. Here are three ways that SERVIR's innovative services and tools enable decision-makers and authorities to address water challenges.
|Chinmay Deval, NASA SCO Water Security Lead
Mangrove forests do a lot of heavy lifting to mitigate the effects of coastal flooding. As NASA turns the spotlight on oceans this Earth Day, learn how the joint NASA-USAID SERVIR program is using Earth satellites to support these unique ecosystems that protect 15% of the world’s coasts.
|Stephanie A. Jiménez, Christine Evans, Vanesa Martín, Jacob Ramthun
SERVIR Amazonia, an initiative of USAID and NASA, addresses environmental and development challenges across the Amazon Basin using state-of-the-art geospatial technologies. The