Application of satellite informatics in mitigating climatic challenges within the atmosphere - Selected case studies of Asian cities

The climate crisis is considered one of the most pressing global issues today, due to its devastating impacts on the natural environment, urban resilience, and human health in affected cities. Recent extreme weather events in the atmosphere have also brought climate shocks to not only developing cities but also to urban clusters of developed countries. Some local governments and city-dwellers of Asia were found lacking of comprehensive plans to regain resilience after encountering a serious climatic disaster, thus the use of innovative latest technologies has become crucial for identifying variations of selected environmental attributes, assessing potential climatic risks, and predicting the probability of occurrence of extreme weather events via scientific approaches. This article examines how remotely sensed datasets and satellite informatics can be effectively integrated to mitigate climatic challenges at urban scales. Selected case studies in Asia were extracted as illustrations, to shed light to combat with relevant climatic risks, as well as maintaining a sustainable and healthy neighbourhood environment via data analytic means.