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16-18 October 2003 Bonn, Germany
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Regions: Asia

China
Yangtze, China 1998
This ERS-2 SAR image, centerd around Huarong (200 km Southwest of Wuhan) and the Yangtze River, was acquired by the station of Ulan Bator (Mongolia) on the 1st of August 1998.
India
Modern forest fire control in India involves the use of adapted technologies, including fire-proof safety clothing.
India, June 2000
A government relief site in Kutch, western Gujarat. Drought hit villagers are employed as daily laborers constructing water catchment which are a series of interconnecting grids which capture rainwater preventing the run off of the monsoon rains.
Bhuj, India, February 2001
This four-meter resolution satellite image, taken by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite on Feb. 2, 2001 at approximately 10:30 a.m. (local time), shows an overview of the town of Bhuj, located in the northwestern state of Gujarat, India. The image insets show extensive damage to individual buildings as a result of the earthquake that struck Bhuj on Jan. 26.
 
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