Precipitation reduced drought conditions in some areas while heat worsened conditions in other areas.
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EOTEC Event
Save the Date: EO Training Providers to Share 2026 Plans
Four meet-ups with global and regional agencies
February 4, 2026
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Events
Feb 19 Weekly Round-up
The world of #Earthobservations is booming! So many great webinars, workshops and opportunities in this week’s weekly round-up. New items have a ⭐! 📅 Deadlines
February 19, 2026
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Call To Action
EW4All Gap Analysis Highlights EO Capacity Challenges
Important insights for the Earth observation & early warning community!
February 17, 2026
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Events
Feb 13 Weekly Round-up
Hot off the presses – our weekly round-up of deadlines, webinars, and training events from the world of Earth observations and GIS. New items have
February 13, 2026
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Upcoming Event
March 9, 2026
Baltic+ Online Course: Monitoring Warm Season Frontal Precipitation
March 9, 2026
RA-I MTG Satellite Imagery Interpretation Online Course
March 9, 2026
SHORT TERM REFRESHER COURSE ON “UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS “
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Excellent to see this new initiative - critically important to get more localized data across the African continent. Congratulations @DEarthAfrica and #africanspaceworks.
@kenmubea
Digital Earth Africa
@DEarthAfrica
In November 2025, DE Africa and Africa Space Works formalised a collaboration to build one of Africa’s first open methane detection datasets.
Read more: https://digitalearthafrica.org/en_za/de-africa-and-africa-space-works-formalise-collaboration-to-advance-methane-monitoring-across-africa/
#EarthObservation #ClimateAI #MethaneMonitoring #OpenData
👀 Interesting article recognizes the importance of #Earthobservations in managing flash droughts but underscores weaknesses in response capability. How can the EO community build the capacity of drought managers on flash droughts?
@CFR_org @JaimeGaona1

Flash Droughts: Why Speed, Not Scarcity, Is the New Systemic Risk | Council on Foreign Relations
Flash droughts are severe droughts that rapidly intensify over weeks rather than seasons, desiccating land and ravagin...
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Capacity building in the #Earthobservations world is booming! So many great webinars, workshops and opportunities - from all corners of the globe - in this week's weekly round-up.
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