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New paper today in @science.org focused on unraveling the chain of events that led to the 2023 Teesta disaster, which resulted in about 130 people either dead or missing in Sikkim, India. Short thread to follow. 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
January 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Melting ice is destabilizing mountainous regions and exacerbating debris flow hazards. A new @science.org study analyzes the collapse of a moraine dam in the Himalayas and shares how mitigation strategies can be applied to high-risk areas. Read more at CTV News:

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Our satellites just can’t pass up a big gathering of people, especially not the world’s largest with an expected 400 million in attendance. The 1300-year-old Hindu pilgrimage, called Maha Kumbh Mela, is underway in the Indian city of Prayagraj, where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers converge.
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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2024 highlight: On Oct 9, our @planet.com Tanager-1 satellite detected a significant methane leak — equivalent to the CO2 emissions of driving 47 gas-powered cars for a year. The leak was swiftly reported and repaired by the operator.

Here's to many more successes like this in 2025! 🌎🌈🛰️
December 31, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Like Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain peak in the contiguous United States, we’re hoping to reach new BlueSky heights. So here’s an oblique image captured by one of our SkySats of its towering western face!

SkySat • Mount Whitney, California, USA • April 4, 2021
December 17, 2024 at 7:03 PM