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Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian Ocean
1 week, 2 days ago

Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian Ocean

CNN  

CNN — Thousands are feared dead after a devastating 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago of Mayotte on Saturday, inflicting destruction that one resident likened to an atomic bomb. Cyclone Chido, a category 4 storm, tore through the southwestern Indian Ocean over the weekend, impacting northern Madagascar before rapidly intensifying and slamming Mayotte with winds above 220 kilometers per …

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Satellite photos show Franklin fire threatening Malibu neighborhoods
2 weeks ago

Satellite photos show Franklin fire threatening Malibu neighborhoods

LA Times  

Smoke drifts over a home on Piuma Road as firefighters continue to battle the Franklin fire in Malibu. The image above shows the fire line near Piuma Road in Malibu, with red flame retardant visible on the ground. A helicopter flies along the Franklin fire line near Piuma Road in Malibu on Tuesday. Students and faculty were told to stay …

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Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country’s military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. To conduct the Kursk operation, Kyiv deployed battalions drawn from multiple brigades, some of which were pulled from the hottest parts of …

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Putin’s summer residence gets new air defenses as Ukraine steps up drone attacks
5 months, 1 week ago

Putin’s summer residence gets new air defenses as Ukraine steps up drone attacks

CNN  

CNN — As Ukraine grows bolder in striking targets deep inside Russia, Moscow has quietly upped the security measures around President Vladmir Putin’s country residence north of Moscow. The Pantsir-S1 systems are designed to combat short-range cruise missiles and drones, suggesting the move to station them near the residence may be a response to Ukraine’s increasingly audacious drone attacks. And …

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Construction along Egypt-Gaza border appears to show Cairo building wall ahead of Israeli offensive, satellite images show
10 months, 1 week ago

Construction along Egypt-Gaza border appears to show Cairo building wall ahead of Israeli offensive, satellite images show

ABC  

In short: Satellite photos appear to show Egypt building a wall along its border with Gaza, near the city of Rafah. Satellite photos appear to show Egypt building a wall along its border with Gaza, near the city of Rafah. Egypt is levelling land and building a wall near its border with Gaza ahead of a planned Israeli offensive on …

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Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show
10 months, 1 week ago

Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show

CNN  

CNN — Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite images show, as fears grow over Israel’s planned ground offensive in Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering. This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Egypt building a massive miles-wide buffer zone, and border wall, along its …

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How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023
1 year ago

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023

BBC  

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023 Maxar Technologies From new artificial islands to the environmental devastation caused by the breach of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam – this is how humanity has changed the face of our planet throughout the past year. Maxar Technologies Pearson Reef – also known as Phan Vinh Island – is now many times its …

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In maps and satellite images: Unfolding of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire
1 year ago

In maps and satellite images: Unfolding of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire

India Today  

At least 85 of 240 Israeli and foreign hostages, including children, women and the elderly, have been released – in different tranches – nearly six weeks after the bloody October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists. Humanitarian aid supplies being unloaded at Egypt’s El Arish airport As per media reports, Etihad Boeing 777 carried out ‘mercy mission’ by airlifting wounded Palestinians …

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Gaza looks like a wasteland from space in these before-and-after photos
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza looks like a wasteland from space in these before-and-after photos

Associated Press  

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Apartment buildings are crumpled. The destruction of areas of northern Gaza is visible from space in satellite images taken before and after Israeli airstrikes, which followed the raids carried out by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows before significant damage in Atatra, northern Gaza, on May 10, 2023. This …

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Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza

New York Times  

Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza Israel bulldozes more of Gaza as its invasion continues to advance south Israel has bulldozed large areas of Gaza — including beachfronts, farmland, forests and homes — to make fortified positions for military vehicles as they advance across the enclave. Evidence of armored vehicles and extensive damage near Khan Younis Israel began …

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AP PHOTOS: Satellite images show flood devastation that killed more than 11,000 in Libya
1 year, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Satellite images show flood devastation that killed more than 11,000 in Libya

Associated Press  

DERNA, Libya — Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies shows a coastal roadway in Derna, Libya, on July 1, 2023, top, and the same flood damaged area on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. This combination …

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Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed
1 year, 3 months ago

Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed

Associated Press  

DERNA, Libya — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a dam collapse in Derna, Libya, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. This …

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Satellite images reveal scale of destruction after Nova Kakhovka dam attack
1 year, 6 months ago

Satellite images reveal scale of destruction after Nova Kakhovka dam attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The critical soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam, which lies along …

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California’s superblooms are so dramatic you can see them from space: Here are satellite photos
1 year, 8 months ago

California’s superblooms are so dramatic you can see them from space: Here are satellite photos

LA Times  

Overview of wildflower blooms in Palmdale on April 10, 2023. Flowers were visible from space at Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County on April 4. Wildflowers on hillsides at Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County on April 4, 2023. On April 9, Shell Creek Road in San Luis Obispo County was enveloped in bright …

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‘Keeping a constant watch’: India confronts Myanmar about Chinese military base in Coco Islands
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Keeping a constant watch’: India confronts Myanmar about Chinese military base in Coco Islands

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Indian Government has confronted Myanmar about the construction of a Chinese military base in the Great Coco Islands, an archipelago barely 55 km away from India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In January 2023, satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies – a Colorado-based IT company – showed renewed levels of construction activities in Myanmar’s Great Coco Islands. Myanmar …

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Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi
1 year, 8 months ago

Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi

NPR  

Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi Satellite images released by Maxar on Sunday, March 26, show devastation in Rolling Fork, Miss., after a deadly tornado tore through the town Friday night. Maxar collected images from the town on Sunday and compared them to images collected on Dec. 27, 2022, to show the destruction caused by Friday's …

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Satellite images show devastation to Russian-controlled mining town
1 year, 11 months ago

Satellite images show devastation to Russian-controlled mining town

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fresh satellite images taken …

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Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images show
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images show

CNN  

CNN — Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images This satellite image shows the scale of the flooding along the banks of the Indus River in Rajanpur, Pakistan, on August 28. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images …

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Pakistan floods: Devastating extent of deadly monsoon revealed in before and after satellite images
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods: Devastating extent of deadly monsoon revealed in before and after satellite images

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery More than 1,100 people have died in Pakistan’s deadly floods UN secretary general Antonio Guterres …

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Pakistan emits less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases. It’s now drowning
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan emits less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases. It’s now drowning

CNN  

CNN — Pakistan was already struggling when the devastating monsoon rains hit. Maxar Technologies Maxar Technologies Gudpur, Pakistan Satellite image ©2022MaxarTechnologies Pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases, European Union data shows, yet it is the eighth most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis, according to the Global Climate Risk Index. “We consistently see climate …

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Pakistan pleads for international help as parts of country ‘resemble a small ocean’
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan pleads for international help as parts of country ‘resemble a small ocean’

CNN  

Islamabad CNN — Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said Sunday the unprecedented rain had created a “climate catastrophe” …

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New satellite imagery shows flooding in Yellowstone altered the river’s course
2 years, 6 months ago

New satellite imagery shows flooding in Yellowstone altered the river’s course

CNN  

CNN — A vital bridge and road along the Yellowstone River and its tributary, the Gardner River, were destroyed by recent historic flooding. New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the extent of the damage the torrent of water wrought. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies The images below show that flooding in the Gardner Canyon …

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Satellite images appear to show Russian ships loading up with Ukrainian grain in Crimea
2 years, 7 months ago

Satellite images appear to show Russian ships loading up with Ukrainian grain in Crimea

CNN  

CNN — Russia’s theft of Ukrainian grain appears to be ramping up as it continues its war on the country, according to new satellite photos of the Crimean port of Sevastopol. A satellite image from Maxar technologies shows grain being loaded into the hull of the Russia-flagged ship Matros Pozynich in Crimea Maxar Technologies It’s difficult to know for certain …

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Satellite images show the scale of destruction in Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Satellite images show the scale of destruction in Mariupol

ABC  

Satellite images collected by Maxar Technologies on Friday show the destruction around the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol as much of it lies in ruins. Russia declared victory there last week but hundreds of Ukrainian forces and civilians remain trapped in the vast industrial complex of the city's Azovstal steel works. Hundreds of fighters and some civilians are …

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