Topic
Climate change and resilience, conservation, forests, water and weather.
This article details how to build an Urban Heat Island (UHI) detector using Python, open-source satellite data (Landsat, Sentinel-2), and a machine learning model. The method identifies hotspots for city planners to mitigate heat, demonstrating a reusable geospatial AI pipeline.
Source: Hackernoon
A Copernicus Sentinel-2 image reveals the stunning Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia, showcasing snow-covered mountains, numerous high-altitude lakes, and the unique, saline Laguna Colorada, a wetland of international importance.
Source: European Space Agency
Ghana's Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) has become the sixth African signatory to the Space4Ocean Alliance. This commitment aims to leverage satellite observation and international partnerships to address critical marine and coastal issues like erosion, flooding, and fisheries…
Source: Space in Africa
Lake Powell, the second-largest U.S. reservoir, has dropped to record-low levels due to a severe megadrought and meager snowpack in the Colorado Basin. NASA Earth observations and geospatial tools are critical for monitoring these water resources and informing management decisions.
Source: NASA Science
NASA's FORTE campaign will investigate the rapidly transforming ecosystems of Alaska's North Slope, focusing on interactions between Arctic rivers and the ocean. Utilizing satellites, drones, and research vessels, the mission aims to understand the impacts of warming temperatures, permafrost thaw…
Source: NASA Science
NASA's FarmFlux mission, launching in 2026, will use airborne instruments to measure ozone, methane, ammonia, and other pollutants from agricultural lands across the US. This research aims to characterize emission sources, track their atmospheric transformation, and improve understanding of…
Source: NASA Science
NASA's HAMAQ mission will combine satellite, aircraft, and surface data to improve understanding of urban air quality. Deployments over Mexico City and Atlanta will examine pollution factors, strengthening satellite-to-ground connections and refining air-quality models.
Source: NASA Science
NASA's INSPYRE campaign will investigate how extreme wildfires generate powerful thunderstorm-like clouds (pyrocumulonimbus) that inject smoke high into the atmosphere. This mission aims to improve understanding of these phenomena, refine atmospheric models, and protect communities.
Source: NASA Science
NASA's LACCE mission will combine airborne radar and ground sensors to study slope stability in California and Alaska. Researchers aim to understand how extreme precipitation and melting glaciers destabilize slopes, helping identify areas at risk of catastrophic landslides.
Source: NASA Science
NASA's Snow4Flow mission will conduct airborne campaigns across the Arctic to collect precise data on snow accumulation and ice thickness of glaciers. This research aims to improve projections of future glacier behavior and their impact on sea level rise and global water resources.
Source: NASA Science