As heat waves become more intense due to climate change, cities are facing challenging summer conditions. However, satellite data shows that green spaces can help offset warming, as seen in these images of Lahore, Pakistan. More: go.nasa.gov/4bMu6PA

I've been sketching scenes from the Republican Convention here in Milwaukee, these are some of the things people have said, see them all here: nyti.ms/3xTAdnk #RNC2024

Every weekend I spend a little time doing these things for fun. I'm currently in Year II, Week 8 of my personal Sunday Sketchbook project. Come and see the full version of this illo here: bit.ly/4fnzKuu

The shooter at Donald Trump’s campaign rally on July 13 was able to get a clear shot as countersniper teams nearby failed to see him in time to prevent the shooting. Here’s what our analysis found: nyti.ms/3SfcPHx

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Hundreds of wildland fires in Canada, fueled by extreme heat along with windy conditions and thunderstorms, lofted smoke over Canada and the U.S. in July 2024. This animation shows concentrations of soot from July 17-24 from NASA’s GEOS-FP model. go.nasa.gov/3SnuFIO

Japanese skateboarders are creating some of the most difficult tricks in the history of the sport, and landing them in high style. But a new scoring system at the Paris Olympics will mean the skaters won’t be able to medal on the strength of tricks alone. nyti.ms/4d94aPi

🇺🇸 The U.S. won gold in the men’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay, ahead of 🇦🇺 Australia and 🇮🇹 Italy.

Dive into the ancient olympics with this great piece by Adolfo Arranz and Han Huang reuters.com/graphics/OLYMP… #OlimpiadiParigi2024 #OlympicGames

🇺🇸 Noah Lyles became the first American to win the men’s 100-meter dash since 2004 on Sunday. He took gold by five-thousandths of a second, claiming the title of fastest man in the world. See more Olympics results here: nyti.ms/3WAif1q

Noah Lyles of the U.S. won the men's 100-meter Olympic gold by a fraction of a second. Here's how. nyti.ms/3yr1Tjw

Rudolf Modley for MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, 1939

Quincy Hall 🇺🇸 won the 400 meters at the Paris Olympics Wednesday in a come back out of the turn into the final 100, taking gold from the fastest Olympic field ever. nyti.ms/3WUOIki

🇩🇴 Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic set a new Olympic record in the women’s 400-meter final. See more Olympics results here: nyti.ms/3yGd2Nq

Sunday once more! bit.ly/4cmyFQR Week 11 of my hobby is out, come to my blog to see it. Meanwhile, here you have a detail:

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Latest: Working with RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic) to analyze satellite images of China’s entire land border captured by Planet, we found that China has built dozens of villages at its western frontiers in recent years. 12 are on disputed land. China paid thousands of people to move in and calls

Things we saw and heard at the DNC here in Chicago: nyti.ms/3WY6Gkz 🎁

I was walking through the different events of the DNC here in Chicago, listening to what people say, talking to attendees and delegates and doodling what me and my colleague Ashley saw nyti.ms/3WY6Gkz

The Russia-Ukraine war has inflicted significant devastation across Ukraine. But what exactly is the true extent of the damage? Find out how Marco Hernandez uses satellite data to map the damage: storybench.org/visualizing-th…