The Trump administration has cut off access to data used globally for warnings about disasters and shortages.
RAW Ring founder Marina Anderson claims this emotional surveillance could help deepen relationships.
“In particular, Nelson told her followers in October that she had spent the last seven days looking for the moon to no avail.
“Has anyone seen the moon lately?” Nelson asked at the time. “I’ve been looking for 7 days.”
The Trump administration notified contributors to the national climate assessment on Monday that they’ve been “dismissed” as it re-evaluates the scope of the report, the New York Times says. Since 2000, the report has been a key resource detailing how each region of the US is affected by drought, wildfire, flooding and other climate disasters.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite mega constellation is just the beginning.
It’s gathering “extremely precise” wind measurements using an instrument that sends out 200 laser pulses per second from an aircraft. By documenting how those pulses bounce off aerosol particles, NASA’s able to create 3D profiles showing wind speed and direction.
The hope is that this can make up for a dearth in data on winds above the surface of the Earth, which could lead to more accurate storm forecasts.
The New York Times explores the likelihood that synthetic dyes will be phased out of US “food” production.
MIT Technology Review visited the eerie tree farms Apple and other companies rely on to try to cancel out their carbon emissions. Are they really helping to fight climate change? Or are they making problems worse? It’s complicated, and controversial, and a good read.
[technologyreview.com]
