Physical geography

Delos™ and Propstack Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Health and Wellness Across India

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Environment, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Technology, Construction & Property, Infectious diseases, Building Systems, Health, General Health, Data management, Aerosols, Climate forcing, Delos, Rhytididae, Ultrafine particle, Particulates, Wellness, Physical geography, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Delos, Propstack, DELOS, PROPSTACK

Delos, a wellness real estate and technology company, and Propstack, Indias leading real estate technology & data company, today announced a strategic collaboration to advance health and well-being in India.

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  • Delos, a wellness real estate and technology company, and Propstack, Indias leading real estate technology & data company, today announced a strategic collaboration to advance health and well-being in India.
  • Through the collaboration, Propstack will accelerate awareness of Delos advanced air purification units to improve the quality of indoor environments across the country.
  • Delos advanced air purification system is capable of capturing ultrafine particles and can reduce particles that carry airborne bacteria and viruses.
  • We are proud to collaborate with Propstack to make our science-backed solutions more accessible in India and advance health and wellness across the country, said Delos CEO and Founder Paul Scialla.

NASA Extends Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System Mission

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Meteorology, Weather forecasting, Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, Physical geography, Spaceflight, Earth observation satellite, Satellite, Tropical cyclone, Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout.
  • A constellation of eight microsatellites, the system can view storms more frequently and in a way traditional satellites are unable to, increasing scientists' ability to understand and predict hurricanes.
  • For decades, NASA has played a leading role in using Earth-observing satellites to collect the data required to feed numerical weather prediction models.
  • The measurements from CYGNSS are useful for research in algorithm development, analysis to assist with future modeling efforts, and Earth system process studies.

Teledyne CARIS Announces New Partnership with Seabed 2030 and the UK Hydrographic Office

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Maritime, Data management, Transport, Technology, Software, Physical geography, Earth sciences, Hydrography, Companies, Teledyne Technologies, Caris, Teledyne CARIS, Oceanography, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, Hydrographics, World Hydrography Day

For over 40 years, Teledyne CARIS has been the leader in the development of hydrographic and marine geospatial software.

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  • For over 40 years, Teledyne CARIS has been the leader in the development of hydrographic and marine geospatial software.
  • One of Teledyne CARIS newest products CARIS Onboard360 is a near real-time and autonomous data acquisition and processing package.
  • Seabed 2030 is delighted to announce this new partnership with UKHO and Teledyne CARIS on the occasion of World Hydrography Day.
  • We are extremely excited to enter this new partnership with Teledyne CARIS and The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, said Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive at the UK Hydrographic Office.

GasLog Partners LP Announces New Charter Agreement with Cheniere

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Cheniere Energy, Liquefied natural gas, GLOP, Chenier, Chartering, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Fuels, Physical geography, Chemical substances

Piraeus, Greece, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GasLog Partners LP ("GasLog Partners" or the "Partnership") (NYSE: GLOP) today announced a new time charter agreement for the Methane Heather Sally with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Cheniere).

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  • Piraeus, Greece, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GasLog Partners LP ("GasLog Partners" or the "Partnership") (NYSE: GLOP) today announced a new time charter agreement for the Methane Heather Sally with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Cheniere).
  • The charter began last week and has a minimum duration one year.
  • Cheniere have the option, until late August, to extend the charter for an additional one or two years.
  • Paul Wogan, Chief Executive Officer of GasLog Partners, stated, The signing of this charter agreement deepens our relationship with one of the worlds leading LNG producers and is the Partnerships third new multi-month charter agreement in recent weeks.

Renowned Underwater Photographer, Renee Grinnell Capozzola, is a Winner in the 2021 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Physical geography, Oceans, World Oceans Day, Earth sciences, Underwater environment

LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Acclaimed international underwater photographer, Renee Grinnell Capozzola ,has just added another prestigious accolade to her portfolio this year as the "2021 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition :Ocean, Life, and Livelihoods" winner.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Acclaimed international underwater photographer, Renee Grinnell Capozzola ,has just added another prestigious accolade to her portfolio this year as the "2021 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition :Ocean, Life, and Livelihoods" winner.
  • This year's theme, "Ocean, Life, and Livelihoods" showcased the ocean as a key life source for humanity.
  • Prevailing over fierce competition from many world-renowned land and underwater nature photographers, Renee was announced as the winner on World Oceans Day during the United Nations World Oceans Day annual event.
  • "It is a great honor to be recognized by the United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition," remarks Renee Capozzola.

Climate Scientists Dr. James Kossin and Dr. Timothy Hall Join The Climate Service, a Leading Provider of Climate Risk Analytics

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Earth sciences, Climate change, Physical geography, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate, Articles

DURHAM, N.C. and NEW YORK, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Climate Service (TCS), a global leader in climate risk analytics, announced today the addition of James Kossin and Timothy Hall as Senior Scientists.

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  • DURHAM, N.C. and NEW YORK, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Climate Service (TCS), a global leader in climate risk analytics, announced today the addition of James Kossin and Timothy Hall as Senior Scientists.
  • Dr. James Kossin served as an atmospheric research scientist in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate.
  • His research focuses on extreme storms and their relationships with climate and climate change.
  • Our mission is to embed climate risk data into every decision on the planet and facilitate the world's transition to a low-carbon economy.

Burns & McDonnell, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Break Ground on a Restoration Project

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Natural environment, Physical geography, Water, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Pendleton, Riparian zone, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Corps Installations Command

Fish and Wildlife Service to break ground on the Moosa Creek Restoration project.

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  • Fish and Wildlife Service to break ground on the Moosa Creek Restoration project.
  • This project will convert and restore an out-of-use golf course into a natural riparian protected habitat and will support environmental and safety improvements at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton.
  • "We are extremely proud to be a part of this effort and this team," said Col. Richard T. Anderson, commanding officer for Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton.
  • Fish and Wildlife Service to break ground on this critical restoration project," said Rashmi Menon , vice president and general manager for Burns & McDonnell in California.

Americateve Releases The Series "SOS: INVASORAS EN EL PANTANO"

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Friday, June 18, 2021
Python, Burmese python, Everglades, Mauceri, Burmese, Physical geography, Reptiles

MIAMI, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Americateve premieres the journalistic series "SOS: INVASORAS EN EL PANTANO".

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  • MIAMI, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Americateve premieres the journalistic series "SOS: INVASORAS EN EL PANTANO".
  • As an adult, Burmese pythons can exceed 20 feet in length and 220 pounds in weight.
  • The journalist Irene Daz, creator of the series, spent weeks in the swamps of the Everglades accompanying the python hunters who operate there day and night.
  • The series, recorded by Hugo J. Quizhpi, produced by Miguel Cosso, and edited by Adrin Mauceri, was filmed between January and March of 2020.

NASA-DLR Study Finds Sustainable Aviation Fuel Can Reduce Contrails

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Climate variability and change, Physical geography, Greenhouse gas emissions, Nature, Carbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Renewable energy, NASA, Contrail, Climate change, Alternative fuel, Environmental impact of aviation

NASA led previous research flight programs over California called Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS I and II) in 2013 and 2014.

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  • NASA led previous research flight programs over California called Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS I and II) in 2013 and 2014.
  • Alternative fuel is one of several areas of research NASA's aeronautical innovators are exploring to make aviation more sustainable .
  • NASA partners with industry, academia and other government agencies through its Sustainable Flight National Partnership to accomplish an aggressive climate change agenda for aviation.
  • The partnership seeks to reduce aviation carbon emissions by 2050 compared to their 2005 level, and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060.

Highlights - EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement in security and defence: debate - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Organizations, Articles, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Physical geography, Indo-Pacific, Oceans, European Union

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold a meeting with Nobuo Kishi, Minister of Defence of Japan, on 17 June.

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  • The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold a meeting with Nobuo Kishi, Minister of Defence of Japan, on 17 June.
  • The aim is to go over the progress in the implementation of the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement in the area of security and defence.
  • The debate will also look into translating commitments taken at the last EU-Japan Summit into joint actions to tackle global and regional challenges amidst rapidly intensifying geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific.
  • The recently adopted EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and prospects for further enhancing synergies with Japan as one of the EU's main strategic regional partners in the framework of the Strategy, will also be addressed.