SATELLITES AIDING DISASTER RECOVERY
SATELLITES CAN…
Track weather patterns
Assess Damage
Predict and monitor impact of disasters
Restore communication
Identify escape routes
Navigation satellites can identify alternative routes which can be quickly communicated to emergency services and locals in rural areas.
Monitor changing landscapes
Co-ordinate search and rescue
OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD THE WORLD SUFFERED FROM 373 EVENTS AFFECTING ALMOST 191 MILLION PEOPLE
EACH YEAR WE SUFFER FROM:

172 FLOOD EVENTS

18 HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS

28 EARTHQUAKES

6 VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

25 EXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS

99 STORMS

15 MAJOR DROUGHTS

10 WILDFIRES

1 GEOPHYSICAL EVENT
2.5 TRILLION
the cost of disasters in the 21st Century