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- 1Weather satellites that track oceans and El Niño●Weather Insider: The satellites studying our oceans and El Niño
KESQ's Weather Insider segment examines the satellites used to study the world's oceans and monitor El Niño conditions. The piece explains how space-based observation of sea surface temperatures and ocean patterns helps forecasters understand and predict El Niño's effects on global weather. It highlights the role of satellite technology in improving weather and climate forecasting.
- 2Satellites can track deforestation, but protection still lags▼Satellites can see a disappearing forest. Someone still has to protect it.
A new commentary argues that while satellites now give the world a near-real-time view of forests being cleared, detection alone does not save them. Monitoring technology can flag deforestation as it happens, but enforcing protections still depends on governments, rangers, funding and political will on the ground, a gap that continues to hinder conservation efforts worldwide.