New Sargassum System Takes Aim At A Troublesome Seaweed
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https://www.usf.edu/marine-science/news/2025/new-sargassum-system-takes-aim-at-a-troublesome-seaweed.aspx <-- shared article
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https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/developing-an-operational-sargassum-hab-monitoring-and-forecasting-system-for-the-southeastern-u-s-and-u-s-caribbean/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #fedscience #earthobservation #Caribbean #florida #puertorico #USVI #seaweed #Sargassum #risk #hazard #damage #impact #cleanup #removal #cost #economics #fisheries #tourism #mitigation #spatialanalysis #detection #spatiotemporal #marine #algal #algalbloom #SargassumWatchSystem #costsaving #inundation #imagery #harmfulalgalbloom #HAB #biomass
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Increasing Flood Risk Awareness Through A Real Estate Professional Training Program
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https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/flood-risk.html <-- link to article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NOAA #DigitalCoast #PinellasCounty #flood #flooding #education #risk #hazard #training #program #realestate #residential #floodzones #floodinsurance #publicsafety #loss #damage #economics #tools #analysis #information #Florida #floodrisk #investment #infrastructure #publicawareness #realtor #awareness #CommunityRatingSystem #disclosure #publicinformation #premiums #costsaving #water #hydrology #extremeweather #climatechange #naturaldisasters #coast #coastal #NOAA
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AI alerts that tell you when the UPS guy is here.

Join us on the Home Assistant Podcast as we explore the latest in cloud and AI technology. OpenAI now defaults to GPT-4 Mini, helping you save big on costs while maintaining powerful AI capabilities.

Tune in to YouTube to view the latest episode: https://youtu.be/_O4QJQtsBlQ

Why is North America so far behind? ​ / ​

Finland saved about $14K per person per year in crime, addiction, mental health and emergency services by housing their homeless.

In Canada/UK/US, we mostly rely on raising police budgets.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10198145/quebec-finland-successful-approach-homelessness-model/ #DefundThePolice #MentalHealth #Homelessness #Homes #CostSaving #Finland #Housing

More than 10 years ago, the first step towards implementing #HousingFirst in #Sweden was initiated by Lund University in 2009.
https://housingfirsteurope.eu/country/sweden/

#NASA’s #SLS #CostSaving initiatives are based on #unrealistic
assumptions https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-24-001.pdf

#NASA Office of Inspector General October 12, 2023

Picture : #BillNelson, Senate Hearing on #NASA’s Budget and Priorities https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senate_Hearing_on_NASA%E2%80%99s_Budget_and_Priorities_(NHQ202305160006).jpg

If anyone has a FOSS project that could use contribs, let me know. if unpaid I can give up to a few hours per week or month

required: I work in #Go #GoLang or #C. on #Linux or #Mac #macOS #OSX

my ideal focus: #performance #scalability #scaling #troubleshooting #optimization #tuning #CostSaving #ResourceMinimization

bonus topics for domain: #democracy #climate #ecosystems #pollution #renewable #sustainability #propaganda #education #CarbonEmissions

can provide 10X or more hours if paid