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The rhododendron that can be tracked from space
In the alpine tundra of the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China, on the border with North Korea, climate has warmed significantly over the last few decades (at a rate of 0.28 °C/decade, from 1959 to 2017, to be precise). It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Mountains, Nature, Plants, Remote sensing, Satellite, Science
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Tracking biodiversity from the sky
On October 4, 1957, the USSR put into orbit a tiny ball, carrying a radio transmitter, that listened to the name ‘Sputnik’. With that first launch of a satellite, a new era started. An era in which humans could finally … Continue reading
