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Satellite Swarms - The Next Environmental Conflict?

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Satellite Map , USGS ; Link The Fault In Our Stars  (Joshua SOKOL, Science ; 7 October 2021) https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-swarms-are-threatening-night-sky-creating-new-zone-environmental-conflict Also... NASA Works To Give Satellite Swarms a Hive Mind (Karl B. HILLE, NASA ; September 1, 2021) https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-works-to-give-satellite-swarms-a-hive-mind NASA Mission To Test Technology for Satellite Swarms  [Byron SPICE, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ; January 21, 2021] https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2021/january/nasa-satellite-swarms.html Websites: Low Earth Orbit Visualization Map ( LeoLabs ) https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization Satellite Map ( ESRI ) https://maps.esri.com/rc/sat/index.html

Recent Flash Flooding in Southeastern United States (2021)

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Tropical Depression Nicholas , SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Link Flash flooding in parts of Alabama kills at least four, prompts dozens of rescues  (Aakriti BHALLA, Peter SZEKELY and Rich MCKAY, Reuters ; October 7, 2021) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rescues-underway-after-flash-flooding-parts-alabama-2021-10-07/ Flooding Concerns on the Rise in Southeast as Tropical Rainfall Intensifies (Rain JORDAN, Nature World News ; October 6, 2021) https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/47726/20211006/flooding-concerns-southeast-tropical-rainfall-starts-getting-more-frequent.htm Flood Infographic: NOAA/National Weather Service ; Link Video: Turn Around and Don't Drown Public Service Announcement [ National Weather Service (NWS); March 11, 2015] Websites: USGS Flood Information https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/usgs-flood-information?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects Preparing for a Flood  ( cdc.gov ) https://www.cdc...

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

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Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) https://cleanet.org/index.html Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Webinar Series https://cleanet.org/clean/community/webinars/webinars.html Selected Research Articles: Moving Toward Collective Impact in Climate Change Literacy:  The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)   [LEDLEY et al. , 2014] https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1143138.pdf Undergraduate Climate Education:  Motivations, Strategies, Successes and Support   (KIRK et al., 2014) https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1164153.pdf Also... Climate Program Office ( NOAA ) https://cpo.noaa.gov/Meet-the-Divisions/Communication-Education-and-Engagement/Education AGI Earth Science Week (October 10 - 16, 2021)  "Water Today and for the Future" https://www.earthsciweek.org/about-esw