Cameron Beccario
@cambecc.nullschool.net
Creator earth.nullschool.net and nullschool.app Born at 329 ppm.
I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:
How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran
The question is: what on earth is Google doing?
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Geologist Marie Tharp was born #OTD in 1920. She built the first accurate map of the Atlantic Ocean floor, discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that provided evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. 🧪 👩🔬 Image: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 3w agoThese photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...
HELL YEAH! Torifune is another Itokawa; a contact binary where two asteroids collided gently enough to merge. In the case of Itokawa, the two parts were likely fragments of the same parent asteroid that fragmented during a catastrophic collision, and then gentle bounced back together.
Another solution to the weak yen (not discussed in this article) is becoming more energy independent by boosting solar, wind & geothermal capacity to slow imports and start making more of our own power with sun, wind & underground heat which are renewable & available here every day in Japan
The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · last mo.The yen has tumbled past a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar, prompting the Japanese government to vow "appropriate action at any time." Here's a look at the causes and consequences and how Japan might halt the slide.
For years I've tracked billionaire excess. Each year I show students a chart that blows their minds. This year I had to redraw it for a trillionaire: Elon Musk, $1.32T. Depressing that we're here. Silver lining: couldn't have happened to a less deserving person, proof that wealth ≠ merit.
Elon Musk's $1.32 Trillion, to Scale
The first trillionaire's fortune, one pixel per $1,000 — scroll past every dollar, and see what a fraction of it could do instead.
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Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.
elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo agoSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
Today I learned that Japan has a research program to control the weather by 2050.
Goal 8: Controlling and modifying the weather｜Program｜Moonshot R&D
Global warming means that wind and flood damage caused by extreme weather events such as typhoons and torrential rains are b...
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How much as atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) already changed over your life? ➡️ Explore and annotate the data with our new interactive visualization from @climatecentral.org: observablehq.com/@climatecent.... Find more data visuals and monthly briefings at www.climatecentral.org/climate-brie...
stop writing articles about extreme heat using fun summer imagery challenge: impossible (apparently) apnews.com/article/euro...
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.
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Hello media people there is a whole library of images you can use to report on the current heatwave instead of melting ice creams and deck chairs. See Climate Visuals: climateoutreach.org/what-we-do/c...
Climate Visuals - Climate Outreach
We're looking for new & exciting opportunities to partner, consult & further our goal of improving climate change imagery, get in touch here
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Benjamin Cook@dustybowl.bsky.social · 2mo agostop writing articles about extreme heat using fun summer imagery challenge: impossible (apparently) apnews.com/article/euro...
We should not compare energy to Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. It’s grotesque and doesn’t make it more relatable.
Honda N-One EV is a low a low power, basic short-commute car for 2.6M & just under 300Km is one of the most reasonable EV's available now in Japan
This is possibly the most incredible tracking video of a rocket launch that I have ever seen, and Shuttle had some really incredible videos too! Just look at those gorgeous flame dynamics and then the booster separation... 🔭🧪 #Artemis
A dominant, persistent, and record-breaking heat dome. This satellite animation shows the evolution of the ridge over the last 6 days.
virtually every main social ill we face right now is downstream from the fact that rich people have more money than they know what to do with. national security risk
Pym Queepers@bkcharles.bsky.social · 5mo agoReversing citizens united too
We are resurrecting the Geo Tokyo meetup that has been on a 3.5 year hiatus. @reustle.org and I are inviting those who like geeking out on maps and geo data to come join us on Apr 1 at FabCafe Tokyo for a good fun chat. luma.com/r4k3o638
Geo Tokyo #6 - Spring 2026 · Luma
Join us for our 6th Geo Tokyo event! After a three year hiatus, we're back. This is a casual meetup of mapping enthusiasts in Tokyo. If you like making maps,…
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Well dang. This week marks the end of my time at @cira-csu.bsky.social. It has been an amazing six years and I'm incredibly proud of the work the team has accomplished. Excited to watch their future success. A few of my favorite images I made over the last few years:
They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5mo agoTo strike 1,000 targets in 24 hours in Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced AI it’s ever used in warfare. Anthropic’s Claude partnered with the military’s Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates. https://wapo.st/46BFe1T
15 years?! Wow.. thank you @ocks.org @jasondavies.com @fil.rezo.net and all other contributors over all those years 🙌
Observable@observablehq.com · 5mo agoWhen D3 was released in February 2011, it transformed how we build data visualizations for the web and ushered in a new age of unbridled creativity in information design, data journalism, and beyond. Today, it remains the backbone of modern, interactive data viz. Happy 15th birthday, D3 🎂 d3js.org
When D3 was released in February 2011, it transformed how we build data visualizations for the web and ushered in a new age of unbridled creativity in information design, data journalism, and beyond. Today, it remains the backbone of modern, interactive data viz. Happy 15th birthday, D3 🎂 d3js.org
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...
Satellite proposals threaten the night sky
In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…
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Left out of today’s rosy NYT story on Hokkaido ski resorts is the fact Niseko is increasingly viewed as a worst-case scenario by many local tourist boards. Literally. They call the overwhelming of local services and pushing out of local residents by tourists “Niseko-ka,” or “Niseko-ization.”
📢Registration is open for Visualising Climate 2026! From 4-6 Nov, the first global conference on data visualisation for climate & environmental sciences takes place in Bologna. Learn how to make climate data clear and engaging, & connect with an international community of creators and experts.
I'm learning a lot about the boards, but also the culture and people. So here it is: a living archive of Japanese snowboards, those boards designed for riding that Japanese snow. snowline.jp/en/gear/snow...
The best map i’ve seen all year. And i work in a job where most of what i do is stare at maps.
#GraphicOfTheWeek: Advances in geothermal technology mean it is no longer limited to volcanic regions like Iceland. 43 GW of geothermal capacity is already cost-competitive with coal and gas, and up to 42% of EU coal and gas power could be replaced. ember-energy.org/lat...
