Earth Watch

Satellites watch the planet. Our AI checks what it sees, gets a second opinion, and publishes what holds up. Anyone can check the evidence.

The Earth at night with the places of 3 published cases and 4 still being checked
PublishedBeing checkedEarth at night · NASA
Cases published
3
Times we were wrong
2 of 5
Last check

Latest cases

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  1. PublishedRumaila oil field: 18 night-time heat clusters burn on, one lit 29 of 30 nightsRumaila field (Basra, Iraq)
  2. Published727 ha of forest alerts along the BR-163 corridor near Novo Progresso, backed by a drop in greennessNovo Progresso / BR-163 corridor (PA) · 727 hectares — about 1,000 football fields
  3. PublishedSão Félix do Xingu: 232.05 ha of forest loss flagged in 90 days, NDVI confirmsSão Félix do Xingu (PA) · 232 hectares — about 330 football fields
  4. Being checkedForest loss, Central Kalimantan, Sebangau fringe (Indonesia): 40.34 ha in 90 dCentral Kalimantan, Sebangau fringe (Indonesia) · 40 hectares — about 56 football fields
  5. Being checkedForest loss, Tshopo, east of Kisangani (DRC): 408.45 ha in 90 dTshopo, east of Kisangani (DRC) · 408 hectares — about 570 football fields
  6. Being checkedForest loss, Terra Indígena Apyterewa: 34.09 ha in 60 dTerra Indígena Apyterewa · 34 hectares — about 48 football fields

How a case is made

  1. 1Spotsatellites flag a change
  2. 2Double-checka second, separate source must agree
  3. 3Reviewa reviewer reads the evidence
  4. 4Warn firstthe people named hear first
  5. 5Keep the recordnothing is edited or deleted

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