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    With actionable Earth observations, the NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences Program empowers communities across the world to find solutions to the challenges they face every day.

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Graphic About River Blindness
Water Resources

Helping Eradicate River Blindness in the Americas

November 13, 2017
Aedes aegypti mosquito
Health & Air Quality

Fighting Mosquitoes From Space

July 27, 2019
Hydrologist John D. Bolten in front of just one of NASA's many Earth science data sets
Water Resources

John D. Bolten Awarded for Advancing in Food and Water Security Applications

June 11, 2019
Coral Reef
Ecological Conservation

Conserving the World's Corals

February 13, 2018
Disasters

VIIRS and OMPS View Deadly Fuego Eruption

June 5, 2018
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Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y Observaciones Terrestres - Comunidad de las Américas

October 10, 2017
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Ricardo Quiroga: Building Disaster Resilience Throughout the Americas

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Gabriella Lewis, contributing writer
September 30, 2020
NOAA-20 satellite image of hurricane Iota
Disasters

NASA Helps the World Weather the 2020 Hurricane Season

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Timothy "Seph" Allen
February 25, 2021

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