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Satellite images capture land cover changes, sea level rise, and ice mass loss. Over time, these data could show an accurate picture of a warming planet. “I think that challenges that we have right now are more of having an open mind utilizing such kind of information,” Villafuerte said during a forum in Makati on Tuesday.
In the same forum, geologist Mahar Lagmay shared how the academe used satellite images to determine how the temperature in Metro Manila is hotter than in rural areas or how some areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda are susceptible to shallow landslides. “Basically, it’s getting people to become aware that there a lot of imagery that’s available,” Lagmay said.
“The next step there really is leveraging on this technology for progress and economic development that comes after this mapping.”Aside from utilizing data to check how climate change affects communities and compounds natural hazards, Lagmay said information must be disseminated across government agencies and communities.