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The New iPhone 14 Will Have Satellite Emergency SOS Messaging

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Satellite Connectivity Apple announced at its iPhone 14 launch on Wednesday that the new phone will have a satellite connectivity feature called Emergency SOS via Satellite. The feature will allow owners to send text messages when they don’t have cellular coverage. This is a massive win for the backcountry, off-road, and trail-riding community, as well as anyone who finds themselves off […]
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NASA Satellites Detect Signs of Volcanic Unrest Years Before Eruptions

New research methods may lead to earlier predictions of volcanic eruptions. Written by Esprit Smith, NASA’s Earth Science News Team Although there are telltale signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the near future – an uptick in seismic activity, changes in gas emissions, and sudden ground deformation, for example – accurately predicting such eruptions is notoriously hard. […]
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Smoke Finally Clears in California Allowing Polar-Orbiting Satellite to Capture First Images of Snow this Year

California, that you? Thought we lost you there for a minute… After the worst fire season in modern history for California, much of the smoke from wildfires throughout the state has apparently cleared, allowing this polar-orbiting satellite to capture images of snow mountains. The National Weather Service wrote in a social media post yesterday: It’s been awhile since we’ve been able […]
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Satellite Images Just Days Apart Show Snow Accumulating Along the Wasatch, Utah

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There’s snow in those hills! If you live along the northern Wasatch in Utah you’ve probably already seen the white dusting on the higher peaks. Well, here is the before and after view from space. Related: Current 10-Day Snow Forecast for North America Looks Like Mid-Winter! And if the latest forecasts are to be believed, there’s a whole lot more on […]
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Rampant Wildfires in Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia Can be Seen From Space

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Huge areas of the Earth’s northern latitudes have wildfires burning right now due to the unusually hot weather that has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. The heat is responsible for creating conditions perfect for wildfires, including some enormous ones burning in remote parts of the region that are visible from space. Related: […]
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Garmin inReach+ | The Ultimate Device for Staying in Contact in the Backcountry

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Every now and then it’s good to get off the grid. Spending time in the great outdoors without constant social media notifications nagging you for attention or your boss wanting a reply to their ‘urgent’ email. But being totally off-line brings its own problems. What if you get into trouble, what if you need to contact friends, family or emergency […]
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February 2016: Earth’s Warmest Month On Satellite Record

At this point, climate change is no longer deniable.  The evidence is everywhere around us from warmer than average sea surface temperatures to extreme drought and storms.  February 2016 was the hottest month ever in the lower atmosphere, as gathered through data from satellites.   On average, temperatures were 0.83 degrees Celsius warmer than the long term average, according to […]
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NASA’s First Global Rainfall and Snowfall Map

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement mission has produced its first map of global rain and snowfall. In the most detailed map of Earth’s precipitation that has ever been created, NASA scientists can follow the planet’s weather patterns in near real-time. NASA teamed up with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to launch the GPM Core Observatory just over a year ago. The Core Observatory, which acts as a tuner to bring together measurements of 12 international […]
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