Saudi Arabia launches first phase of cloud-seeding operations
The first phase of the effort to artificially increase rainfall has started this week in the Riyadh, Qassim and Hail regions of Saudi Arabia.
Breakthrough computer model to provide better space weather forecasts
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has transitioned a new computer model into operations to increase its understanding of space weather events and improve space weather forecasting capabilities. These advances will help forecasters provide better…
WorldFloods – AI pioneered at Oxford for global flood mapping launches into space
An artificial intelligence system developed by Oxford researchers and ESA's Φ-lab called Worldfloods, which will pioneer the detection of global flood events from space, has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, U.S., at 19:00 UTC on June 30, 2021. The…
Using smartphones to create distributed space weather observatory
A study by NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald found that magnetometers in smartphones can detect small disturbances of the Earth's magnetic field, allowing such devices to be used to form a distributed space weather observatory. The 3-axis Hall-effect magnetometer…
Researchers develop first space-based system that can monitor earthquakes and tsunamis
Researchers have developed the first-of-its-kind space-based monitoring system that uses the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to measure crustal deformation, which can provide seismic monitoring for natural disasters like large earthquakes and tsunamis….
DeepShake spatiotemporal neural network improves early earthquake warnings
DeepShake, a spatiotemporal neural network trained on more than 36 000 earthquakes, provides a new way of forecasting ground shaking intensity prior to an earthquake, researchers reported at the Seismological Society of America's 2021 Annual Meeting. The…
Lasers detect space debris in daylight for the first time
For the first time, scientists have used lasers to detect space debris in broad daylight. Prior to this, lasers could only be used to measure the distance to space debris during a few twilights hours. A new study proved that it is possible to use lasers in full…
How drones help monitor explosive volcanoes
Drones can help in monitoring explosive volcanoes and prove necessary in a crisis situation, researchers from the GFX German Research Center said. The team presented results of a series of repeated flights with visual and thermal imaging cameras at the Santa Maria…
China launches first AI earthquake monitoring system
After six years of study, researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed the world's first artificial intelligence seismic monitoring system. This AI earthquake tracking system can report all source parameters within two…
Scientists entangle quantum memories over 50 km (31 miles), bringing super-secure quantum internet closer to reality
Scientists were able to get two quantum memories entangled over 50 km (31 miles) of fiber optic cables– over 40 times the past record– bringing the idea of faster and super-secure quantum internet more possible. Quantum communication depends on quantum…