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Krishna Karra

@krishnakarra.bsky.social

satellite imagery analysis at bloomberg news kkarra4@bloomberg.net

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Paul Guinnessy@paulguinnessy.bsky.social · last wk.

Another example of the damage Musk's illegal cuts to #USAID: an irrigation project in Kenya that was abandoned halfway through, wasting the investment and leaving the old system dismantled without a working replacement, which in turn caused mass flooding, poverty and disease outbreaks.

Trump’s Chaotic USAID Cuts Unleashed Floods, Disease and Poverty

Trump’s USAID cuts halted critical infrastructure projects around the world. Our investigation in Kenya reveals devastating consequences.

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Robert Simmon@rsimmon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"More than any other commercial EO provider, Planet has put its data directly into the hands of people who need it … because of this, people expect a level of transparency from them that isn't demanded of other companies" by @krishnakarra.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/krishn...

in light of ongoing restrictions on commercial satellite imagery in the middle east—with planet labs being the most public face of this—i wanted to take a more zoomed-out look at the earth… | Krishna ...

in light of ongoing restrictions on commercial satellite imagery in the middle east—with planet labs being the most public face of this—i wanted to take a more zoomed-out look at the earth observation...

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Krishna Karra@krishnakarra.bsky.social · 3mo ago

we analyzed land use types across damage clusters in tehran derived from radar, and found that many military and government targets sit side-by-side with civilian and commercial areas. read more here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Satellite Data Reveal Scope and Scale of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran

New data analysis shows the level of destruction in Tehran and across the Islamic Republic — and the heightened stakes of a return to all-out war.

bloomberg.com

Krishna Karra@krishnakarra.bsky.social · 5mo ago

data from the NASA CYGNSS constellation shows large increases in GPS interference around gulf countries and the strait of hormuz since the iran conflict began. sailors caught in the crossfire are having a rough go of it. read more here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Strait of Hormuz Siege Leaves Sailors Dodging Missiles and GPS Jamming

An estimated 40,000 seafarers are stuck on board ships on either side of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been almost entirely shut since the US and Israel began bombing Iran in late February. There th...

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Eric Roston@eroston.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🆕➡️ Zillow last month removed property-level climate-risk scores from its listings. After a year of the US disappearing its data, this caused still more outrage from exhausted observers. However: This particular story is more complicated... 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data

Property owners and buyers need more information on climate dangers. But pinpointing them is hard, even for experts.

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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Here’s our story from last year about just how much two models purporting to measure the same risk can disagree. TL;DR, quite a lot: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The Risky Business of Predicting Where Climate Disaster Will Hit

Climate tech companies can calculate the chances that a flood or wildfire will ravage your home. But what if their odds are all different?

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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Is it better for homebuyers to get no info about a property’s climate risk or to get some, but from a black box model and with uncertainty that isn’t fully conveyed? Any info seems important, but it’s not ideal.