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Dr. Nelson and NASA participate in joint project to strengthen early warning systems for flooding in the Amazon

The combination of space technology and civil engineering allows these researchers to save lives and livelihoods.

Early warning systems are key to preventing the negative impacts of flooding in the Amazon. Find out how a research effort led by Dr. Jim Nelson and other faculty and students of the BYU Hydroinformatics Lab supported by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration space technology in a joint effort with Conservación Amazónica and Fundación EcoCiencia contributes to strengthening the predictions of the meteorological institutes of Peru and Ecuador. #SERVIRAmazonia #AREP

Learn more by watching the videos in English and Spanish here:

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