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 …
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.
Data Tools | NASA Earthdata
The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity.
Worldview | NASA Earthdata
This supports time-critical application areas such as wildfire management, air quality measurements, and flood monitoring. NASA's EOSDIS Worldview visualization application provides the capability to interactively browse more than 1,000 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and then download the underlying data.
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 …
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 …
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.