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Marine Institute and TCarta Student Internship Program Makes Major Data Contribution to Seabed 2030 Project

GISuser — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 01:37:50 +0000

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products and services, has delivered three major satellite derived bathymetry (SDB) data sets to The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project. Students in Canada participating in a 2023 summer internship program created the SDB products for the entire coastline of Madagascar, Newfoundland, and two Canadian Arctic research areas. The […]

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NOAA forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane season prediction to ‘above normal’

GISuser — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:57:56 +0000

Likelihood of greater activity rises due to record-warm sea surface temperatures Scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to an above-normal level of activity with today’s update. Forecasters believe that current ocean and atmospheric […]

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HP study finds climate crisis is changing parental decisions on purchasing, careers and even family size

GISuser — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:31:31 +0000

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, HP announced new global research conducted by Morning Consult revealing the serious actions many parents are taking due to climate change, from everyday decisions to long-term family planning. Highlights: New research from HP reveals 91% of parents are concerned about climate change, with a majority […]

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Ecobot Launches StoryMap Demonstrating Regional Effects of SCOTUS Ruling

GISuser — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:19:22 +0000

ASHEVILLE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / June 15, 2023 / Ecobot, the platform driving the digitization of mandatory pre-construction environmental assessments, today launched an interactive ArcGIS StoryMap to help environmental consultants and citizens understand how the recent Sackett v. EPA ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will play out across the country based on existing local, state, […]

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Spire Global and OroraTech Awarded Contract by Canadian Space Agency to Demonstrate Wildfire Detection Methods from Space

GISuser — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:59:11 +0000

Vienna, VA, May 9, 2023 – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a contract to Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”) subsidiary ExactEarth Ltd. to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a wildfire monitoring satellite. The contract is the initial step towards CSA’s planned WildFireSat mission, which aims to monitor all […]

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Jack and Laura Dangermond Honored with Conservation Visionary Award

GISuser — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:12:23 +0000

Esri Founders Recognized by International Land Conservation Network for Environmental Efforts REDLANDS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In December 2022, the US joined an international coalition committed to preserving 30 percent of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030, an initiative known as 30 by 30. An inherently geographic issue, one major tool already in use to achieve this goal […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Climate Resilience and Forest Conservation

GISuser — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:54:08 +0000

At President Biden’s Direction, USDA and Interior Release Inventory of Mature and Old-Growth Forests, Set Reforestation Targets for Federal Lands WASHINGTON, April 20, 2023 – Today, in anticipation of the upcoming Earth Day celebrations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced actions to foster forest conservation, enhance forest resilience […]

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New big game migration maps support conservation planning across the West

GISuser — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:47:20 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo.—The USGS, in partnership with state and Tribal wildlife agencies, today published the third volume in a series of new maps of big game migration corridors. The new maps add more valuable tools for land managers and policy makers to mitigate the impacts of development on wildlife. Each spring and fall, deer, elk, pronghorn and other hoofed […]

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University of Hawaii, NOAA to gather climate change data following Mauna Loa eruption

GISuser — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:29:40 +0000

NOAA will partner with the University of Hawaii (UH) to collect atmospheric measurements at the Maunakea Observatoriesoffsite link on the Big Island of Hawaii. These measurements will provide records of global carbon dioxide (CO2) similar to those gathered for more than six decades at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), and will provide key information to track global climate change. Measurements […]

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New Collaboration Between Extract Energy and Hamilton Community Enterprises Will Harvest “Free” Energy

GISuser — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:31:03 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This week, Extract Energy launched a pilot project with Hamilton Community Enterprises (HCE) to demonstrate new technology designed to harvest a vast, untapped source of clean electricity. Extract Energy’s Heat Engine will capture excess hydrothermal energy from a City of Hamilton district heating and cooling plant and […]

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