In late February 2020, strong Saharan winds picked up dust from Africa and carried it over the Canary Islands, severely reducing visibility and disrupting travel by land and air.
Geographic Information System Market Worth $14.5 Billion by 2025
A few key factors driving the growth of this market include the development of smart cities and urbanization, integration of geospatial technology with mainstream technologies for business intelligence, and the adoption of GIS solutions in the transportation sector.
NASA's ECOSTRESS Mission Sees Plants ˜Waking Up' From Space
NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) can see when plants wake up from space.
Polar Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines
Sea ice concentrations have declined by 13 percent each decade since 1979 due to increasing global temperatures. Arctic regions have warmed twice as fast as the rest of the world, so seasonal sea ice is also forming later in the fall and breaking up earlier in the spring.
Global Spending on Robots and Drones to Reach $128.7B in 2020
Research and analysis firm IDC updated its forecast for global spending on robotics systems and drones, forecasting $128.7 billion for 2020, with spending expected to reach $241.4 billion by 2023.
From Smoke Going Round the World to Aerosol Levels, NASA Observes Australia's Bushfires
NASA scientists using data from its NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite traced the movement of the smoke coming off the Australian fires across the globe, showing that it has circumnavigated the Earth.
Rains Bring Very Temporary Relief to Australia's Fires
NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia.
Lower Launch Costs, New Partnerships Spur Spaceport Development Around the World
Now, thanks to continuing innovation and rapidly declining launch costs, more countries than ever are developing spaceports, and increasingly, partnering with state governments and private companies to do so.
New Biomass Map to Take Stock of World's Carbon
Tracking biomass change is becoming increasingly important as decision-makers work towars the Global Stocktake”an aspect of the global Paris climate deal”that will periodically check international progress toward meeting emissions-reduction commitments to limit global warming.
GA-ASI Assists California Air National Guard with Fire Season
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is supporting the California Air National Guard (CA ANG) as they provide real-time reconnaissance for California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) firefighting operations in Southern California.