Above image: PlanetScope image of Sargassum along the Miami beach shoreline taken May, 12, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. In recent years, Sargassum, a large brown macroalgae, has been reported to beach along coastal shorelines in large quantities. As these piles of beached seaweed begin to decompose, they can […]
Image above: PlanetScope image of Delhi, India taken April 27, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved Fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) found in the air is made up of organic compounds including water, metals, and dust, and this often causes air to appear hazy in areas with significant levels […]
On-farm reservoirs play a critical role in crop irrigation. They store water during the wet season for subsequent use for crop irrigation during the dry season. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 2.6 million such reservoirs. However, storing this water has poorly understood impacts on downstream hydrology and ecosystems. The […]
