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SkyTruth Helps Unveil Scale of Offshore Energy Development
/in Cerulean, General, Oceans, Offshore Drilling /by Mitchelle De LeonA new study published in the journal Nature offers an unprecedented view of previously unmapped industrial use of the ocean and how it is changing.
We’re excited to announce the release of a new study published today in the journal Nature offering an unprecedented view of previously unmapped industrial use of the ocean and how it is changing. The groundbreaking research — led by Global Fishing Watch and co-authored by SkyTruth’s geospatial engineer, Christian Thomas — used machine learning and satellite imagery…
Cerulean is Now Live
/in Cerulean, Oceans, Offshore, Oil Spill /by John AmosSkyTruth announces the launch of Cerulean, a new technology platform to detect ocean polluters.
Recently at COP 28, we launched the beta version of Cerulean, SkyTruth’s long-awaited global monitoring system for ocean oil pollution and its possible sources. Cerulean is the first free, publicly available tool that maps and monitors ocean industrial pollution events and attributes them to specific actors using machine learning, cloud computing, and satellite imagery.
SkyTruth Alerts 2023: New Incident Types and Enhanced Features
/in Alerts, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by Dan CogswellAs the world continues to grapple with environmental challenges, tools like SkyTruth Alerts have become invaluable for those who are passionate about tracking and responding to environmental incidents.
In 2023, SkyTruth introduced changes that expand the platform’s capabilities and provide additional monitoring opportunities. In this blog post, we’ll explore three new incident types added to SkyTruth Alerts – California Hazardous Materials Spills, Texas Oil and Gas Drilling Permits, and U.K. Oil and Gas Spills at Sea.
SkyTruth Supports Associated Press Reporting on FPSOs
/in Cerulean, Oceans, Offshore, Oil Spill /by Christian ThomasSkyTruth is working to create the world’s first publicly accessible dataset of FSOs and FPSOs, to shed light on their behavior and monitor them for pollution events.
Over the last 19 months, SkyTruth has been working with investigative reporters from the Associated Press on a story that highlights the risks posed by aging vessels which are linked to offshore oil production.
SkyTruth Intern Michelle Evangelista reports on “Mexico’s Niagara,” turned into an industrial hellscape
/in Freshwater, Internship /by Michelle EvangelistaJuanacatlán Falls, long a natural resource for residents, Mexicans, and tourists, now a dumping ground for industrial waste and a source of pain for many
The Santiago River, referred to in the regional language of Nahuatl as “Río Chignahuapan,” translated as “the power of the nine rivers,” was the backbone of a thriving indigenous community near Guadalajara, Mexico.
100 days after the MT Princess Empress sank in the Philippines, oil leaking from the tanker could still be seen from space
/in Oil Spill /by Kelly FranklinIn the early hours of February 28, the MT Princess Empress — an oil tanker following a common shipping route in the Philippines — encountered rough seas and strong winds while en route from Limay, Bataan to Iloilo City.
The ship started to take on water and suffered engine trouble as the waves tossed it around in the waters off Oriental Mindoro. After putting out a distress call, the captain and 19 crewmembers were rescued from the sinking tanker by a nearby cargo ship. The unmanned Princess Empress continued to drift toward Balingawan Point in Naujan, where it finally submerged about 14 km (9 mi) from shore.