Date: 12 February 2022 Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 12 February 2022, shows Port of Spain — capital of Trinidad and
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Date: 04 November 2024 Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 04 November 2024, shows Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Suriname is highly vulnerable to climate-related hazards,
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Date: 22 September 2024 Location: Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 22 September 2024, shows the island of Barbuda, part of the archipelago country of
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Join the CopernicusLAC Hackathon 2025! The second edition of the CopernicusLAC Hackathon will take place from 18 July to 6 August 2025! This multi-week online event will bring together bright minds from Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond to co-create
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Date: 27 March 2025 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 27 March 2025, shows Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Mexico is situated in a
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The training took place over five days. 29 participants from 13 countries have gathered in Saint James, Barbados, to strengthen their technical capacities and work towards greater resilience to disaster risk across the Caribbean. The initiative was carried out with
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Date: 12 January 2025 Location: Bridgetown, Barbados Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: The CopernicusLAC Panama Centre is hosting an in-person training course in Barbados, titled “Earth observation: principles and tools”, from 19 to 23
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The Earth’s surface is constantly changing because of geological events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tectonic plate movement. These processes often trigger natural hazards such as landslides, tsunamis, snow avalanches, rock or debris flows, and subsidence phenomena, causing thousands
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Date: 8 January 2024 and 12 January 2025 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: In early 2025, a severe drought affected parts of Argentina, particularly in the north and east of
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Date: 30 January 2025 Location: La Union, El Salvador Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, processed by the CopernicusLAC Panama Centre Description: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 30 January 2025 shows La Union, El Salvador. El Salvador’s geography makes it especially susceptible
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