Recently finished the initial development of an #erosion tool... to automatically #monitor #island change in Maldives. The tool produce the plot of island size change over time. It integrates the past 1.5 years of work by several junior researchers on 1) seamless #orthomaiscing of satellite images over large areas, 2) robust #cloudcover detection over island nations, and 3) shoreline delineation. We are currently working to scale this up to a nation scale to cover all of Maldives.show more

In the past 24 hours 20 more boats have... arrived. Total over over 18,000! More boats are underway towards Lampedusa, Italy. The local population of the island is 6,000 and is now outnumbered by 3 to 1. Areas of the island are now blocked off and controlled by various ethnic groups. The United Nations and European Union want to resettle them on the mainland. Why not send them back to their home countries?show more

The turquoise waters of Dhigurah Island, Maldives

New eruption detected near the Japanese Island of Iwo... Jima. The island is part of the Volcano Islands Archipelago and researchers expect a new island to emerge due to this eruption.show more

🇺🇦🇬🇷 Greek fishermen on the island of Lefkada “caught”... an water surface drone in a sea cave and towed it to the port of Vasiliki and handed it over to the Greek Coast Guard 1/show more

A major weather disaster unfolded over the weekend in... the island nation of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean. It took a direct hit from category four-equivalent Tropical Cyclone Chido - the strongest storm to strike the island on record. Hundreds of people are feared dead 🧵show more

Brazil ✈️ Maldives The World Series with AI continues... and in this episode we are in the Maldives ! So we have traveled from the forests in Brazil to the beaches in the Maldives. Okay so let’s head into an interesting fact about the beaches over there : - Maldives beaches are made up of coral sand , which stays cool even under the hot sun,making it comfortable to walk barefoot That’s it from today’s episode , hope you liked it 🫶🏻show more

The New Hampshire House has just voted to take... steps to annex Seavey's Island from Maine. Rep. Hon. Joseph Barton's HR 45 passed in a vote of 205 to 129. Seavey's Island, home of the Naval Shipyard, belonged to NH for over 300 years until it was stolen by Maine in 1997.show more

11. Scale of the Universe 2 This will allow... you to explore the size and scale of things in the universe.show more

Goidhoo Atoll, a natural atoll administratively part of Baa... Atoll. The French navigator Pyrard de Laval’s ship, Corbin, was wrecked near Innafushi — the only uninhabited island in the atoll. Pyrard provided a detailed historical account of the Maldives. The British surveyed the Maldives, led by East India Company hydrographer James Horsburgh, the atoll was named Horsburgh Atoll in his honor. Fehendhoo families were powerful in the government during the period Maldives embraced Islam. In the Middle Ages, Usman from Fehendhoo became the King of the Maldives. In the Buddhist era, Goidhoo was a prominent island. The island was called “Kandu Goidhoo” — “the Goidhoo of the sea.” The atoll itself was often called Goifulhafehendhoo, and among people of Baa Atoll, it was called Falhuthere. The three inhabited islands of Goidhoo Atoll were used as banishment or “prison islands” until recently. One of the first telecommunications from Male’ was connected to Goidhoo atoll, the prison islands. Most environmental research conducted in the Maldives has been carried out in Baa Atoll, with many studies on this region #SaveGoidhuAtoll 🪸🐠show more

Wyspa Estyjska (Aestian Island) is an artificial island in... Poland created using material dredged during the construction of the Vistula Spit canal. The site is planned to develop into a protected habitat for birds and other wildlife over time.show more

JUST NOW AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY: 500 Jews... and allies took over the island to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Just like Palestinians, so many of our ancestors yearned to breathe free — and we took over the Statue of Liberty to say never again, for anyone. #CeasefireNOW #LetGazaLiveshow more

No more Maldives 🚫. Maldivians began with "India Out,"... and Indians concluded with "Maldives Out" forever! Every island, especially Lakshadweep, outshines the beauty of Maldives. #Lakshadweep #ExploreIndianIslandsshow more

Greek fishermen on the island of Lefkada discovered an... unmanned military surface vessel drifting in a sea cave, after which they successfully towed it to the port of Vasiliki and handed it over to the Greek Coast Guard The vessel clearly resembles the Ukrainian kamikaze USV Magura V5.show more

🌽 The agricultural epicenter of Ashika Island was Ōganikku... Farms. Encapsulating the northwest corner of the island, the greenhouses were a powerhouse of food production in the past. Now? This is the perfect place to put your enemies out to pasture. 😈 High Moon Studiosshow more

A Russian surface-to-air missile flies over the head of... a resident in the Northwestern Russian city of Smolensk, scaring him, amidst an ongoing large-scale drone attack against targets in the city by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.show more

Lampedusa was once a quaint island with 6,000 Italian... residents. Yesterday over 8,000 illegals stormed the island after arriving on fleets of boats. This is what the island looks like now:show more

Something historic is happening. All over Germany, farmers and... truckers are protesting at a scale never seen before. Tens of thousands of farmers are driving in convoys. And almost nothing about this on the news. It's up to us to share this 👇show more

China has blockaded Taiwan and surrounded the island with... warships, military equipment, and troops. They are even conducting drone reconnaissance over Taipei. The Taiwanese government is asking locals not to photograph military movements and is preparing defensive positions. China describes these as large-scale exercises, but Taiwan reserves the right to respond to any perceived threats. According to the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense, 89 military aircraft and 28 ships and coast guard vessels were registered near the island in a single day—the highest level of activity since October 15, 2024. The videos are for illustrative purposes only!show more