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New eyes in the sky monitor Earth systems like never before
Episode 36

New eyes in the sky monitor Earth systems like never before

Mongabay Newscast · Mongabay.com

February 6, 201853m 4s

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Show Notes

On this episode we dive into cutting-edge remote sensing technologies invented by Heinz Award-winner Greg Asner, the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, which his team uses to monitor ecosystems like rainforests and coral reefs. This airborne laser-guided lab can even see underwater to map reefs, find record-breaking individual rainforest trees that have escaped detection, and more.

We also listen to bioacoustic recordings that are used to analyze species richness in tropical forests with a researcher from the University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Mitch Aide.

Plus we round up the recent top environmental & conservation science news!

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