Over the course of the past few months, SkyTruth has been in the news quite a bit. Just yesterday, SkyTruth was mentioned in the Huffington Post. And on April 15th, SkyTruth was mentioned in this Washington Post article written just before the anniversary of the BP Deepwater/Horizon tragedy. Check out our inclusion in the New […]
On Wednesday, February 16, staff, faculty and students from Shepherd University converged on the auditorium at the Byrd Center for Legislative Studies. SkyTruth gave a great presentation to a packed house before heading out to the reception area for free pizza, cake and soda. We want to say a tremendous thank you to Holly Frye, […]
Just a note to our Twitter followers – we’ve been unable to send any new tweets for 3 days, and haven’t heard back from their tech support folks. We’re trying to figure out the problem, but it is vexing… UPDATE 8/2/10 9am – still can’t access my home page on Twitter. No word from tech […]
We beg your patience. Our main source of imagery is from the NASA satellites, Terra and Aqua, that carry the MODIS sensor. This sensor measures visible to infrared wavelengths of light, so when it’s cloudy or hazy in the Gulf, we get a nice picture of…clouds and haze. MODIS images also show a distinct pattern […]
A picture is worth 1,000 words. ~ First suggested by visionary Stewart Brand in 1966, this “Whole Earth” picture was taken in 1972 by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. ~ This iconic image – humanity’s first glimpse of the entire planet – ushered in an era of environmental awareness. ~ At SkyTruth, we take a […]