From monitoring deforestation in real time to tracking greenhouse gas emissions and fact-checking claims made during wars, satellite data is providing an unprecedented view of what's happening on the ground each day.
Why it matters: Speedy and precise big data analytics tools are revolutionizing how massive amounts of satellite data are used.
Environmentalists have hailed a historic deal to protect oceans reached at the United Nations headquarters in New York City by over 190 countries over the weekend as "the biggest conservation agreement in the history of the world."
Why it matters: The High Seas Treaty moves to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 with the aim of halting and reversing the current extinction crisis, per Axios' Ben Geman.
