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Satellite data ‘vital’ to tackling climate change Satellite data is “vital” to tackling climate change, according to a new report published ahead of the COP26 climate summit. A briefing from by COP26 Universities Network identifies earth observation (EO) satellites as critical to monitoring the causes and effects of climate change. They also ensure “rigour” in stocktakes of Paris Agreement commitments and support emergency responses to climate disasters such as floods, wildfires and...

Experts highlight advanced satellite data as vital tool in tackling climate change as countdown to COP26 continues Courtesy of ESA Deforestation Bolivia: This false colour image was taken by the European satellite Sentinel-2 and shows an area of Bolivia that was once forested but has now been cleared for ranching and development. The city of Santa Cruz can be seen in grey centre left now surrounded by a patchwork of fields and urban expansion. Courtesy of ESA Floods imaged sentinel-1: Hurricane...

Marquette Northern Michigan University has taken a transformational step toward a more sustainable future by proposing in a draft strategic plan to move the university toward carbon neutrality. We were thrilled to hear this, as we used this space just over a month ago to encourage NMU President Fritz Erickson and the NMU Board of Trustees to seriously consider a carbon neutrality plan for the university. The idea, proposed by Ryan Stock, a professor in NMU’s School of Earth, Environmental and...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan Detroit News. May 8, 2021. Editorial: Whitmer must avert Line 5 face-off with Canada Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is recklessly placing Michigan at the center of an international trade showdown with her order that the Line 5 petroleum pipeline must cease operations by Wednesday. The governor revoked Enbridge Inc.’s 67-year-old right-of-way across the Straits of Mackinac last November, short-circuiting an existing and sensible agreement that would replace the pipeline with...

cbleck@miningjournal.net Ryan Stock, center, an assistant professor in the Northern Michigan University Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, takes part in a 2019 climate march with his family. At left is his wife Shilpa Jhobalia, shown with their children Shyan, left, and Lakshay, right. Stock is one of many individuals associated with NMU who want the university to reach carbon neutrality. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Stock) MARQUETTE — Achieving carbon neutrality at Nor...

Jacklyn Lenten MARQUETTE — Jacklyn Lenten of Negaunee has been named the Northern Michigan University Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences 2020-21 outstanding graduating senior. She is graduating Saturday with an environmental science degree with a concentration is in natural resources. Lenten will attain a self-designed EEGS cluster minor in environmental justice and advocacy. For two years, Lenten has served as a co-leader of the NMU Conservation Crew, and she is an active member ...

Archyde April 25, 2021 by archyde ABC Science Keep Related news The melting of glaciers in Alaska, Greenland, the Southern Andes, Antarctica, the Caucasus and the Middle East due to global warming is probably the cause of a change in the movement of the poles since the 90s, displacing them adrift 26º This at a speed of about 3.28 millimeters per year. The locations of the north and south poles are not static and immutable places on our planet. The axis around which the Earth rotates, or more...

Share More than half of adults plan to fly less or much less, even after they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, citing worries about the virus and climate change, according to a survey carried out by the University of Bristol The snapshot survey, conducted by researchers at the university’s Cabot Institute for the Environment, captured views of nearly 500 respondents about how they might fly in the wake of the global pandemic. Dr Ed Atkins, who led the study, said: “The huge impact of ...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight COVID-19: Nearly 60% vow to fly less after getting coronavirus vaccination Nearly 60% of adults say they intend to fly less after being vaccinated against COVID-19 - with fears over spreading new variants of the virus among the top concerns. Research by the University of Bristol, seen exclusively by Sky News, investigated the long term impact on the aviation sector, which has been hit significantly by the pandemic. Passen...

Marathon event hears calls for joined-up action on food security and policies for the planet Rome and virtual locations, 22 April 2021 – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told participants in a virtual Food for Earth “global marathon” that sustainability was a “fundamental concept and a cross-cutting theme throughout the Organization’s activities, interventions and initiatives”. QU was addressing the Chinese ...