Ahmad Al Bitar
@ahmadalbitar.bsky.social
Scientist | Engineer | Earth Observation 🌍 | Hydrology 💧 | Carbon 🌿
https://www.cesbio.cnrs.fr/author/ahmad-al-bitar/
https://www.cesbio.cnrs.fr/author/ahmad-al-bitar/
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Here's a small window into what's actually going on for our situation... 😩
About 650 NOAA staff were illegally terminated last February, then two courts ordered them reinstated.
Last week, many newly rehired NOAA staff were notified via a short letter that the agency “is reverting [their] termination action to its original effective date.”
peer.org/noaa-probat...
Last week, many newly rehired NOAA staff were notified via a short letter that the agency “is reverting [their] termination action to its original effective date.”
peer.org/noaa-probat...
NOAA Probationers Endure Insults Piled Atop Injuries
Callous, Careless Mistakes Plague Those Rehired and Refired
peer.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Here's a small window into what's actually going on for our situation... 😩
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"There is a load of carbon in the Arctic soils. It’s close to half of the Earth’s soil carbon pool."
“But now the temperatures are warmer, there’s more organic matter available for decomposition, and carbon gets released into the atmosphere.”
Humankind is so badly f%&ked
#Climate
“But now the temperatures are warmer, there’s more organic matter available for decomposition, and carbon gets released into the atmosphere.”
Humankind is so badly f%&ked
#Climate
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"There is a load of carbon in the Arctic soils. It’s close to half of the Earth’s soil carbon pool."
“But now the temperatures are warmer, there’s more organic matter available for decomposition, and carbon gets released into the atmosphere.”
Humankind is so badly f%&ked
#Climate
“But now the temperatures are warmer, there’s more organic matter available for decomposition, and carbon gets released into the atmosphere.”
Humankind is so badly f%&ked
#Climate
Reposted by Ahmad Al Bitar
Time to reshare on of my all time favourite interactive globes. The "Ancient Earth" globe shows us how the world changed over the last 240 million years. Great fun to spot your home and see how it moved around over time. Source: buff.ly/2YSZuct
December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Time to reshare on of my all time favourite interactive globes. The "Ancient Earth" globe shows us how the world changed over the last 240 million years. Great fun to spot your home and see how it moved around over time. Source: buff.ly/2YSZuct
Reposted by Ahmad Al Bitar
We need « translate » function in Bluesky.
December 4, 2024 at 6:52 PM
We need « translate » function in Bluesky.
We need « translate » function in Bluesky.
December 4, 2024 at 6:52 PM
We need « translate » function in Bluesky.
Always at the forefront of geospatial analysis @gishub.org 👏. What I like the most is how new socio-economic data are strongly getting there way into geospatial analysis.
🚀 Excited to launch my new video tutorial series on #GeoAI! 🎉 The first tutorial is now live:
🔍 Predicting US Housing Prices at the Zip Code Level using Google's Population Dynamics Foundation Model and Zillow Data.
📚 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Geo...
🔍 Predicting US Housing Prices at the Zip Code Level using Google's Population Dynamics Foundation Model and Zillow Data.
📚 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Geo...
November 27, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Always at the forefront of geospatial analysis @gishub.org 👏. What I like the most is how new socio-economic data are strongly getting there way into geospatial analysis.
Reposted by Ahmad Al Bitar
Need to explore earth observation data, check the Copernicus Browser with very similar front-end ti the Sentinel-hub browser youtu.be/F0lIn5r6ZWk?...
A short guide to Copernicus Browser
YouTube video by Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Need to explore earth observation data, check the Copernicus Browser with very similar front-end ti the Sentinel-hub browser youtu.be/F0lIn5r6ZWk?...
Need to explore earth observation data, check the Copernicus Browser with very similar front-end ti the Sentinel-hub browser youtu.be/F0lIn5r6ZWk?...
A short guide to Copernicus Browser
YouTube video by Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Need to explore earth observation data, check the Copernicus Browser with very similar front-end ti the Sentinel-hub browser youtu.be/F0lIn5r6ZWk?...
Reposted by Ahmad Al Bitar
Our paper on the impact of war in Ukraine on wheat production is featured in AAAS Science News www.science.org/content/arti...
@cnrs.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
Satellite images reveal massive crop losses in war-torn Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion creeps inward, farmers are abandoning millions of hectares of farmland
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Our paper on the impact of war in Ukraine on wheat production is featured in AAAS Science News www.science.org/content/arti...
@cnrs.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
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If your searching for a knowledge hub on soil with a focus on monitoring reporting and verification MRV for SOC check www.impact4soil.com
to which #CESBIO is contributing.
#CIRAD #horizon #ORCaSa #ISRIC #INRAE #CNRS
to which #CESBIO is contributing.
#CIRAD #horizon #ORCaSa #ISRIC #INRAE #CNRS
Impact4Soil - Horizon Europe Initiative
Powered by the Soil Carbon International Research Consortium, Impact4soil offers data and meta-analysis on soil carbon, practices, and land management solutions.
www.impact4soil.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Dans le journal le monde, une coupe budgetaire de 1Milliards d’euro pour l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche. www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Pour l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche, 904 millions d’euros de coupes budgétaires
Selon le décret paru mercredi, le secteur est parmi les plus touchés. Les annulations de crédits représentent presque 3 % de son budget total, alors qu’Emmanuel Macron s’était engagé en décembre à « c...
www.lemonde.fr
November 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Dans le journal le monde, une coupe budgetaire de 1Milliards d’euro pour l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche. www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
If your searching for a knowledge hub on soil with a focus on monitoring reporting and verification MRV for SOC check www.impact4soil.com
to which #CESBIO is contributing.
#CIRAD #horizon #ORCaSa #ISRIC #INRAE #CNRS
to which #CESBIO is contributing.
#CIRAD #horizon #ORCaSa #ISRIC #INRAE #CNRS
Impact4Soil - Horizon Europe Initiative
Powered by the Soil Carbon International Research Consortium, Impact4soil offers data and meta-analysis on soil carbon, practices, and land management solutions.
www.impact4soil.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Our paper on the impact of war in Ukraine on wheat production is featured in AAAS Science News www.science.org/content/arti...
@cnrs.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
Satellite images reveal massive crop losses in war-torn Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion creeps inward, farmers are abandoning millions of hectares of farmland
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Our paper on the impact of war in Ukraine on wheat production is featured in AAAS Science News www.science.org/content/arti...
@cnrs.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social