An explosive #eruption of Hayli Gubbi #volcano, located SE of Erta'Ale in the Afar Rift (Ethiopia), began at ~08:30 UTC on Nov 23. Eruption onset was fortuitously captured by a @planet.com overpass at 08:31 UTC. Hayli Gubbi has no record of Holocene eruptions. Toulouse VAAC reporting ash to ~15 km.

New paper today in @science.org focused on unraveling the chain of events that led to the 2023 Teesta disaster, which resulted in about 130 people either dead or missing in Sikkim, India. Short thread to follow. 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Melting ice is destabilizing mountainous regions and exacerbating debris flow hazards. A new @science.org study analyzes the collapse of a moraine dam in the Himalayas and shares how mitigation strategies can be applied to high-risk areas. Read more at CTV News: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Our satellites just can’t pass up a big gathering of people, especially not the world’s largest with an expected 400 million in attendance. The 1300-year-old Hindu pilgrimage, called Maha Kumbh Mela, is underway in the Indian city of Prayagraj, where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers converge.

2024 highlight: On Oct 9, our @planet.com Tanager-1 satellite detected a significant methane leak — equivalent to the CO2 emissions of driving 47 gas-powered cars for a year. The leak was swiftly reported and repaired by the operator. Here's to many more successes like this in 2025! 🌎🌈🛰️

Like Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain peak in the contiguous United States, we’re hoping to reach new BlueSky heights. So here’s an oblique image captured by one of our SkySats of its towering western face! SkySat • Mount Whitney, California, USA • April 4, 2021