MAAP Interactive: Deforestation Drivers in the Andean Amazon
Since its launch in April 2015, MAAP has published over 70 reports related to deforestation (and natural forest loss) in the Andean Amazon. We have thus far focused on Peru, with several reports in Colombia and Brazil as well. These…
MAAP 59: Power of “Small Satellites” from Planet
The company Planet is pioneering the use of high-resolution “small satellites” (Image 59a). They are a fraction of the size and cost of traditional satellites, making it possible to produce and launch many as a large fleet. Indeed, Planet now…
MAAP #58: Link between Peru’s Flooding and Warm Coastal Waters
In previous articles MAAP #56 and MAAP #57, we presented a series of striking satellite images of the recent deadly floods in northern Peru. Satellites provide additional types of data critical to better understanding events such as extreme flooding. Here,…
MAAP #57: High Resolution Satellite Images of the Flooding in Peru
In the previous MAAP #56, we showed a series of satellite images of the deadly floods that recently hit northern Peru. In this report, we show a series of new, very high resolution satellite images (50 cm) of the flooding.…
MAAP: What satellites show us about Peru’s flooding
Satellites provide unique information that is critical to understanding events on Earth, including the recent deadly flooding in northern Peru. In the previous MAAP #56, we showed a series of satellite images of the deadly floods that recently hit northern…
MAAP #56: Major Flooding in Northern Peru from Coastal El Niño
Intense rainfall is causing severe and deadly flooding along the northern coast of Peru. The cause is likely “coastal El Niño,” a phenomenon produced by abnormal ocean warming along the equatorial coast of the Pacific Ocean. Image 56 shows a…