The Tonga Eruption Is Still Revealing New Volcanic Dangers
It’s clear that Hunga involved an unusually explosive recipe that may not be easily replicated. For about a month, the eruption had progressed as…
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A New Tool for Eruption Forecasting: Carbon-Catching Drones
She and her team flew these drones while they were standing inside the crater to compare faraway atmospheric measurements with those closer to the source.…
China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites
China on Saturday successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the country’s southwestern…
Radioactive Rat Snakes Could Help Monitor Fukushima Fallout
“Driving around these small, curvy mountain roads, we watched for snakes crossing the road,” Gerke said, noting that snakes are active when the weather warms…
Government to use remote sensing, GIS for rural development – Times of India
The government has introduced a new portal under “Bhuvan Yuktdhara” to facilitate planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GISbased…
Smart Cities, Bad Metaphors, and a Better Urban Future
Maybe it’s a cliche—I think I’ve used it myself—to say that scientists’ and philosophers’ explanations for how the brain works tend to metaphorically track…
Can Swimmers and Sharks Coexist? Smarter Maps Might Help
Medici’s death was the first shark fatality in Massachusetts since 1936. “We’re on a trajectory, right?” says Doyle. “It was three bites in 14 months.” After…
Will a Volcanic Eruption Be a Burp or a Blast?
Last December, a gloopy ooze of lava began extruding out of the summit of La Soufrière, a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. The effusion was…