Sentinel-2C launch highlights
The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite lifted off on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (4 September 22:50 local time) aboard the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Sentinel-2C will continue the legacy of delivering high-resolution data that are essential to Copernicus – the Earth observation component of the EU Space Programme. Developed, built and operated by ESA, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission provides high-resolution optical imagery for a wide range of applications including land, water and atmospheric monitoring.
Sentinel-2C was the last liftoff for the Vega rocket – after 12 years of service this was the final flight, the original Vega is being retired to make way for an upgraded Vega-C.
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#IsraelWarCrimes
The UN Security Council held its second emergency meeting on Gaza in less than a week. Israel focused on the six captives found dead, while Algeria raised concerns over human rights violations in the West Bank.
Council members expressed frustration over Israel's refusal to accept the ceasefire outlined in Resolution 2735, which called for the release of captives and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The US urged patience with diplomacy.
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“…Volvo has announced it has abandoned its target to produce only fully electric cars by 2030, saying it now expects it will also be selling some hybrid vehicles by that date.
“The car maker blamed changing market conditions for its decision …“
Good morning mastodoners. One of 2 blog posts from last night:
Australia experiences record breaking winter heatwave; Rapid snow season decline; Global Snapshot of news reveals climate crisis extent
So at some point I want to make a personal website for my academic career; who am I, where did I study, where do I work right now, what do I research, how do you get in touch with me, etc.
BUT I refuse to faff about any tools or platforms for making websites, or doing any fancy stuff whatsoever; I'm gonna code this website by hand out of HTML and CSS, and it will consist of nothing more than static text, images, links, and formatting. I refuse to "build it beautiful", blech.
This is all well and good, but I'm worried about HTTPS. My browser refuses to connect to any non-HTTPS website, and clearly I'm going to have to make it happen on my website, but unlike composing the site and getting it hosted, I have no idea what's involved in getting my website certified (as evident from the fact I don't even have the vocabulary to properly articulate what I'm talking about).
Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks. (Boosts appreciated.)
‘Going green is not without its challenges’ - wind power from Shetland Viking wind farm comes on stream
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w6zl…
#windPower #Shetland #renewables #transmission #NorthSeaOil #justTransistion #localDividend #climateDiary
Awesome science project:
Researchers at Copenhagen University have mapped the language of pigs and used their discovery to measure stress levels on pig farms.
On a farm with old school pig farming, the stress levels were at 25 percent.
On a modern eco farm where the pigs are born outside, stress levels were at 8 percent, but to the surprise of the researchers, once these eco pigs were moved inside later in life, their stress levels rose to 47 percent.
Victoria: Joel Joel battery will be sized at 350 MW and 700 MWh, largest battery so far, located 25km east of Stawell, first #renewables project under new fast track approvals system. It will help reliability and keep costs down as coal exits.
Victoria currently at 39% renewables, aiming for 65% by 2030 and 95 % by 2035. #energytransition #ClimateDiary
On this day, 30th August 1986: we knew burning #FossilFuels was causing the greenhouse effect and contributing to #SeaLevelRise. We were told so by the South Australian Environment Minister Don Hopgood. One metre sea level rise was predicted for before 2050. What did we do?
Not much. and then the Fossil Fuel companies ramped up denial and delay strategies
#AllOurYesterdays
#ClimateDiary
#ClimateCrisis
allouryesterdays.info/2024/08/…
Found 1 new servers and 8 servers died off since 3 hours ago.
22,806 servers checked. 13,800,196 Total Users with 1,047,040 Active Users today. Check out the stats!
New #fediverse servers found:
miltonmarketing.com a #wordpress server from United States
Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer
#Gaza #Palestine
#IsraelWarCrimes
Yuli Novak, the executive director of B’Tselem, told the UN Security Council that Israel has destroyed “a vast part” of Gaza's homes and infrastructure, displacing millions in the process.
“Israel is laying the groundwork for long-term control of Gaza that could lead to re-establishing Israeli settlements,” she said. “This goes beyond revenge. Israel is using the opportunity to promote an ideological agenda, making Gaza inhabitable.”
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“Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution.”
The sooner the better.
Check out the interview with Silver sponsor Dbvisit (@dbvisit) just posted at 2024.pgconf.eu/sponsor-intervi…!
Stratasys sues Bambu Lab over patents used widely by consumer 3D printers
Heated platforms and purge towers are among Stratasys' infringement claims.
Ministers introduce plans to remove all hereditary peers theguardian.com/politics/artic…
About time too.
‘The only country besides the UK with a hereditary element in its legislature is Lesotho, according to the University College London Constitution Unit.’
…and the only other country with religious leaders having rights to be part of the legislating body is Iran.
Paul Sutton
in reply to Izzy Killeen • • •Would what @aral is working on be suitable here?
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Izzy Killeen
in reply to Paul Sutton • • •Aral Balkan
in reply to Izzy Killeen • • •This might help:
- Getting started: kitten.small-web.org
- Tutorials: kitten.small-web.org/tutorials…
The easy deployment bit isn’t ready for public use yet but I’d be more than happy to help you with that should you need it. Good luck + looking forward to seeing your site when it’s ready :)
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