Katy Scott, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:22:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Katy Scott, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 These ocean drones are trawling for climate change data https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/08/23/these-ocean-drones-are-trawling-for-climate-change-data/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:37:12 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= A fleet of unmanned boats is traveling from the Arctic to the equator, gathering vital data on climate change. The autonomous vessels -- called "Saildrones" -- resemble bright red surfboards. Each is fitted with a 20-foot-high carbon fiber sail, and 16 sensors that test variables including carbon dioxide, acidity, currents and water temperature.

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