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At least six bodies, including one child, have washed up on the Libyan coast in recent days. Another 15 were found in Sicily, dead.

These are people.
People with hopes.
People with dreams.
People with families.

People whose future was taken away in the waves of Europe's external border.
This is the deliberate result of a brutal border regime that is build on separation, racism, isolation and violence.

Borders kill.

#SAR #EU #AbolishBorders

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@louisemichel@kolektiva.social · 4 days ago

At least six bodies, including one child, have washed up on the Libyan coast in recent days. Another 15 were found in Sicily, dead.

These are people.
People with hopes.
People with dreams.
People with families.

People whose future was taken away in the waves of Europe's external border.
This is the deliberate result of a brutal border regime that is build on separation, racism, isolation and violence.

Borders kill.

#SAR #EU #AbolishBorders

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@tuxom@climatejustice.social · 2 months ago

Sentinel-1's decade of essential data over shifting ice sheets

Ice velocity is a key parameter in measuring the effects of #ClimateChange. The speed at which #glaciers and #IceSheets move tells us the rate at which they discharge ice and water into the sea, feeding into estimations on future #SeaLevelRise. Data on ice velocity also help to keep track of the break-up of ice sheets, such as calving events or damage to the ice sheets.
Since its first satellite was launched in 2014, the #Copernicus #Sentinel1 mission has provided a step change in the capabilities of polar satellite Earth observation. Its 12-m-long advanced #SAR instrument works in C-band. This makes it a reliable tool for acquiring high-resolution imagery for continuous monitoring and emergency response efforts. It is able to capture data through cloud cover, smoke and during lack of sunlight.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sentinel-decade-essential-shifting-ice.html

#ClimateScience
#RemoteSensing
#Cryosphere
#ClimateCatastrophe

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Ice flow velocity on the Antarctic ice sheet, 2014–2024. Credit: European Space Agency

The data visualization of Antarctica (see image below) shows details of ice flows moving at speeds between 1 m and 15 m per day. The Sentinel-1 data is averaged over the period 2014–2024. Regions shown on the map include the Antarctic Peninsula and Alexander Island, as well as large parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Most of the coastal areas were captured at either six or 12-day intervals.
On the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (on the left of the image), the Pine Island Glacier is clearly visible below the Antarctic Peninsula. Over the period of the study, the velocity of ice flow at the glacier's grounding line—the point where grounded ice detaches from the bedrock underneath it and becomes a floating ice shelf—increased continuously from approximately 10.6 m per day to 12.7 m per day. Other nearby glaciers also showed increased ice flow. These changes are caused by a range of factors including ocean-induced thinning of the floating ice shelves combined with a retreat of the grounding line. — Ice flow velocity on the Antarctic ice sheet, 2014–2024. Credit: European Space Agency The data visualization of Antarctica (see image below) shows details of ice flows moving at speeds between 1 m and 15 m per day. The Sentinel-1 data is averaged over the period 2014–2024. Regions shown on the map include the Antarctic Peninsula and Alexander Island, as well as large parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Most of the coastal areas were captured at either six or 12-day intervals. On the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (on the left of the image), the Pine Island Glacier is clearly visible below the Antarctic Peninsula. Over the period of the study, the velocity of ice flow at the glacier's grounding line—the point where grounded ice detaches from the bedrock underneath it and becomes a floating ice shelf—increased continuously from approximately 10.6 m per day to 12.7 m per day. Other nearby glaciers also showed increased ice flow. These changes are caused by a range of factors including ocean-induced thinning of the floating ice shelves combined with a retreat of the grounding line.

Ice velocity on Greenland ice sheet, 2014–2024. Credit: ESA (Data source: Wuite, J. et al. 2025).

The study shows the rapid flow of ice, moving at average speeds of up to 15 m per day, from glaciers and ice sheets at points around the Greenland Ice Sheet (see image below). Half-way up the western coast of Greenland, Sermeq Kujalleq, also known as the Jakobshavn Glacier, is one of the fastest outlet glaciers in the world with velocities reaching, at times, as much as 50 m per day.
The North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS), is also clearly visible on the Greenland Ice Sheet and begins far inland at the "ice divide," shown as a dark blue band of nearly stagnant ice in Greenland's interior.

The dataset offers unprecedented spatial detail, with resolution up to 200–250 m, as well as timeframes for tracking movement ranging from less than a week to more than a decade. — Ice velocity on Greenland ice sheet, 2014–2024. Credit: ESA (Data source: Wuite, J. et al. 2025). The study shows the rapid flow of ice, moving at average speeds of up to 15 m per day, from glaciers and ice sheets at points around the Greenland Ice Sheet (see image below). Half-way up the western coast of Greenland, Sermeq Kujalleq, also known as the Jakobshavn Glacier, is one of the fastest outlet glaciers in the world with velocities reaching, at times, as much as 50 m per day. The North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS), is also clearly visible on the Greenland Ice Sheet and begins far inland at the "ice divide," shown as a dark blue band of nearly stagnant ice in Greenland's interior. The dataset offers unprecedented spatial detail, with resolution up to 200–250 m, as well as timeframes for tracking movement ranging from less than a week to more than a decade.

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@tuxom@climatejustice.social · 2 months ago

Sentinel-1's decade of essential data over shifting ice sheets

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sentinel-decade-essential-shifting-ice.html

#ClimateScience
#RemoteSensing
#Cryosphere
#ClimateCatastrophe

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AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 5 months ago

Oooh, they found the remains of an Ojai woman who has been missing since April 24th, 2024. There have been extensive searches of the area (ground and air) for her all year.

VCSO:

"On 09/24/2025, a local conservancy group was clearing out invasive plants in the Ventura Riverbed just south of the Baldwin Road bridge where suspected human skeletal remains were located.
...
On 09/26/2025, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the decedent to be missing person, Zyanya Valora. Zyanya Valora had been missing since 06/25/2024 when she was last seen at her residence by family members.
According to the Medical Examiner, there was not any obvious lethal trauma to the decedent and the cause and manner of death are pending further analysis. "

https://local.nixle.com/alert/11901033/?sub_id=0

#MissingPerson #Ojai #VenturaCounty #SearchAndRescue #SAR

AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 6 months ago

Okay, how can you be thirsty on the side of a river?

ABC News: Missing hiker found after going days without food, water in Northern California

"...The man sent a text to 911 saying that he was lost and without food or water...

Dive teams also began sourcing the riverbanks on Wednesday. The hiker was found at around 11 a.m. local time by the dive team along the shore of the river.

"The hiker was tired, hungry, and thirsty – but otherwise okay," the sheriff's office said in a statement."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hiker-found-after-days-food-water/story?id=124845694

#SearchAndRescue #SAR #Wilderness

AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 7 months ago

Ham Radio's role -- the search and rescue team was unable to contact their command post, but used ham radio to relay emergency traffic:

"Because of the dense forest and canopy in the remote location, the rescue team was unable to communicate with the command post that the pair had safely been found.

“They utilized an amateur radio frequency, commonly known as HAM radio, to establish communication,” officials said. “After broadcasting ’emergency traffic’ on the HAM radio, their call was immediately answered by a retired El Dorado County Communications Supervisor who was a HAM operator monitoring frequencies from his home. This HAM operator then contacted the El Dorado 911 center, which provided the information to Calaveras Dispatch, and the SAR command post was notified.” "

#hamradio #SearchAndRescue #SAR

AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 7 months ago

KTLA: Handwritten notes, HAM radio help rescue mother, son lost in California forest (7/17/25)

#hamradio #SearchAndRescue #SAR

https://ktla.com/news/california/handwritten-notes-ham-radio-help-rescue-mother-son-lost-in-california-forest/