Joseph
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A nearly one-week animation for Hurricane Melissa with infrared (IR) imagery on the left and its maximum wind speed (intensity) evolution on the right. The animation briefly pauses at landfall in Jamaica.
IR images extend about 600 km from the center of the storm to illustrate its shape evolution.
IR images extend about 600 km from the center of the storm to illustrate its shape evolution.
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A nearly one-week animation for Hurricane Melissa with infrared (IR) imagery on the left and its maximum wind speed (intensity) evolution on the right. The animation briefly pauses at landfall in Jamaica.
IR images extend about 600 km from the center of the storm to illustrate its shape evolution.
IR images extend about 600 km from the center of the storm to illustrate its shape evolution.
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What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms?
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
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A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms ever recorded
Jamaica and Cuba are in its path
www.economist.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms?
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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“The offensive has come at an enormous cost: our meta-estimate suggests over 100,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war this year.” The quiescence of Russian society in the face of the meaningless slaughter of their men is horrifying.
Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again
Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land
economist.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“The offensive has come at an enormous cost: our meta-estimate suggests over 100,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war this year.” The quiescence of Russian society in the face of the meaningless slaughter of their men is horrifying.
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The commercial remote sensing industry relies extensively on NASA data from missions like MODIS, VIIRS, and PACE for calibration & atmospheric correction. It’s not just about climate & the environment.
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
NASA’s charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however.
arstechnica.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The commercial remote sensing industry relies extensively on NASA data from missions like MODIS, VIIRS, and PACE for calibration & atmospheric correction. It’s not just about climate & the environment.
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Russia and NATO have the most extensive networks of military and civilian bases in the Arctic. These maps illustrate their ambitions for the region
The looming military threat in the Arctic
Great-power competition in the far north puts renewed attention on Svalbard
econ.st
August 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Russia and NATO have the most extensive networks of military and civilian bases in the Arctic. These maps illustrate their ambitions for the region
Great-power competition in the far north puts renewed attention on Svalbard
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
August 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Great-power competition in the far north puts renewed attention on Svalbard
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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“The studies imply estimated [Gaza] life expectancy has fallen by more than 35 years, to ~ half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide” www.economist.com/interactive/...
How much of Gaza is left standing?
Analysis by independent researchers reveals the scale of the destruction
www.economist.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“The studies imply estimated [Gaza] life expectancy has fallen by more than 35 years, to ~ half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide” www.economist.com/interactive/...
‘Within just over a week Florida used emergency powers to seize land from Miami-Dade County and build a 3,000-bed prison in the middle of a national preserve.‘
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Alligator Alcatraz: an exercise in performative cruelty
Many Republican voters don’t like it
www.economist.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
‘Within just over a week Florida used emergency powers to seize land from Miami-Dade County and build a 3,000-bed prison in the middle of a national preserve.‘
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
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They’re good drone-killers
Why armies are using laser weapons to zap things out of the sky
They’re good drone-killers
econ.st
July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
They’re good drone-killers
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Our analysis of data from the front lines in Ukraine suggests Russia is suffering its heaviest losses of the conflict so far. We use satellites to track the fighting: www.economist.com/interactive/...
Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest yet
Our analysis of what it has cost both sides
www.economist.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our analysis of data from the front lines in Ukraine suggests Russia is suffering its heaviest losses of the conflict so far. We use satellites to track the fighting: www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Driving food insecurity and competition for resources, climate change can indirectly intensify conflict risks. Cornelia Scholz explains how we can analyse trends in climate and conflict data, and understand the risks. www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...
The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat
Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. In this guide we will focus on visualising conflict, climate and displacement data.
www.bellingcat.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Driving food insecurity and competition for resources, climate change can indirectly intensify conflict risks. Cornelia Scholz explains how we can analyse trends in climate and conflict data, and understand the risks. www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...
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Iran’s nuclear programme is distributed among several sites, as our map shows. This makes it harder to attack and disrupt https://econ.trib.al/lokRjlR
Mapping Iran’s nuclear programme
American and Israeli strikes have done clear damage, but uncertainties remain about what has survived
econ.trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Iran’s nuclear programme is distributed among several sites, as our map shows. This makes it harder to attack and disrupt https://econ.trib.al/lokRjlR
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Nearly 24 hours after #Internet connectivity was cut in the country, #Iran remains offline, with the last bits of traffic disappearing around 20:00 last evening.
Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?d...
Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?d...
June 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Nearly 24 hours after #Internet connectivity was cut in the country, #Iran remains offline, with the last bits of traffic disappearing around 20:00 last evening.
Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?d...
Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?d...
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To track the Israel-Iran war, @economist.com, I think uniquely, monitors 208 strategic sites in Iran for abnormal thermal activity. It can be hard to know how much maps of confirmed strikes may miss. We find broad overlap, but not perfect. www.economist.com/interactive/...
June 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
To track the Israel-Iran war, @economist.com, I think uniquely, monitors 208 strategic sites in Iran for abnormal thermal activity. It can be hard to know how much maps of confirmed strikes may miss. We find broad overlap, but not perfect. www.economist.com/interactive/...
Tracking the Israel-Iran war
economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com/interactive/...
Tracking the Israel-Iran war
The latest data and maps on the conflict
economist.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Tracking the Israel-Iran war
economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com/interactive/...
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Today, Ukrainian intelligence launched 117 attack drones from trucks that had been placed near Russian air bases. I tasked several collects this morning via Umbra and my first images have already started processing. What a remarkable success in a well-executed operation.
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today, Ukrainian intelligence launched 117 attack drones from trucks that had been placed near Russian air bases. I tasked several collects this morning via Umbra and my first images have already started processing. What a remarkable success in a well-executed operation.
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Western countries have mostly looked away as Myanmar’s struggle for democracy has turned chaotic and violent. China has filled the resulting vacuum to advance its own agenda https://econ.trib.al/Bk2jg6b
China calls the shots in Myanmar's civil war
To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones
econ.trib.al
June 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Western countries have mostly looked away as Myanmar’s struggle for democracy has turned chaotic and violent. China has filled the resulting vacuum to advance its own agenda https://econ.trib.al/Bk2jg6b
China has become the most powerful player in Myanmar’s civil war. To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
China calls the shots in Myanmar's civil war
To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones
www.economist.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
China has become the most powerful player in Myanmar’s civil war. To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
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The USGS already released a shakemap for the M7.7 #earthquake in Myanmar a few minutes ago. This will be devastating. ⚒️🧪
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
March 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The USGS already released a shakemap for the M7.7 #earthquake in Myanmar a few minutes ago. This will be devastating. ⚒️🧪
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
March 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...