Category: Earth Observation

Millions of mysterious ‘sea pickles’ swamp US west coast

Earth Observation

Oceans

Published on Thursday, 22 June 2017 03:33

Tristan Robb

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Huge and unexplained bloom has fishers racing to save their nets, and scientists hurrying to study the rare animal

Ice Cubes Allow Modular ISS Expirements

Earth Observation

Oceans

Published on Tuesday, 20 June 2017 03:13

Tristan Robb

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Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Ice Cube commercial service in Columbus space laboratory mockup

Volcanic crystals give a new view of magma

Earth Observation

Oceans

Published on Monday, 19 June 2017 06:16

Tristan Robb

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Volcanologists are gaining a new understanding of what’s going on inside the magma reservoir that lies below an active volcano and they’re finding a colder, more solid place than previously thought, according to new research published June 16 in the journal Science.

Satellites forewarn of locust plagues

Earth Observation

Published on Thursday, 15 June 2017 06:05

Tristan Robb

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Satellites are helping to predict favourable conditions for desert locusts to swarm, which poses a threat to agricultural production and, subsequently, livelihoods and food security.

Temperature changes make it easier for malaria to climb the Ethiopian highlands

Biodiversity

Published on Wednesday, 14 June 2017 05:46

Tristan Robb

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The highlands of Ethiopia are home to the majority of the country’s population, the cooler climate serving as a natural buffer against malaria transmission. New data now show that increasing temperatures over the past 35 years are eroding this buffer, allowing conditions more favorable for malaria to begin climbing into highland areas.

Cold conversion of food waste into renewable energy and fertilizer has ‘enormous potential’

Earth Observation

Published on Tuesday, 13 June 2017 05:37

Tristan Robb

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Researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in collaboration with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. are taking the fight against global warming to colder climes.

US Navy Digitizes its Tactical Weather Data

Earth Observation

Published on Monday, 12 June 2017 05:26

Tristan Robb

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Mapping technology company Esri has partnered with the U.S. Navy to develop a software system that will integrate meteorological data from unmanned vehicles to support tactical decision-making.

Geology, biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates

Earth Observation

Oceans

Published on Sunday, 11 June 2017 05:13

Tristan Robb

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Independent estimates from geology and biology agree on the timing of the breakup of the Pangaea supercontinent into today’s continents, scientists have found.

Combatting weeds with lasers

Earth Observation

Oceans

Published on Friday, 09 June 2017 15:37

Tristan Robb

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A robot automatically identifies weeds in a field and combats them with a short laser pulse. Sustainable agriculture, which avoids the use of herbicides as far as possible, could benefit from this smart idea.