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Ukraine hits Russian electronic warfare facility making Shahed, #Iskander components

#Ukraine struck critical #Russian #military-industrial site overnight that produces #components for high-precision #weapons

The site in question is #JSC VNIIR-Progress, a Russian state institute that specializes in developing #ElectronicWarfare (EW) systems, including the #Kometa antenna arrays, used to jam #satellite, #radio, and #radar signals.

kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hi

The Kyiv Independent · Ukraine hits Russian electronic warfare facility making Shahed, Iskander components, General Staff saysBy Tim Zadorozhnyy

#BBC tells us: The #vivid #colours in these first breathtaking images from the #Biomass #satellite reveal what lies below the treetops, from wetlands previously hidden beneath the foliage to concealed deforestation.

Twenty years in the making, the #European #Space #Agency’s Biomass is the first satellite of its kind to use a specific #radar frequency to “see” through clouds as well as dense foliage.

bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-d

NewsBeneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests' hidden worlds - BBC NewsFirst groundbreaking images from the Biomass satellite could change our understanding of rainforests

If you're like me, you've probably become overly-reliant on your phone and #weather and #radar apps to see what is happening and what is on the way regarding your local forecast.

Living in the US, access to apps and info is going to become more unreliable over the next few years because of the current administration.

This makes me mad as hell! 🤬

I don't have the time or funds this year to climb the steep hill of investing in and learning #amateurradio, and I don't have the resources to set up my own #weatherstation at home yet. That is a goal, though, that I've had for a few years; it's about a $2000 investment, and it's top of the list (after paying down the $1000+ veterinarian debt from Shado's passing last month).

This article covers some of the basic "old school" ways that people in the past would figure out short-term weather. The coffee one is kinda hilarious.

It seems imperfect and witchy, and I wouldn't rely on the tells 100% because the animals seem as confused as us right now, BUT, the overall point is -- maybe we do need to get back into touch with whatever the hell is going on around us, and especially pay attention to nature again because we are a part of it.

I am all for that as well as using my apps until they don't work anymore.

Layering the two practices seems like it could combine a new richness of lived experience with my penchant for preparedness. I do love clouds and animals -- and coffee.

Article courtesy of @jessicawildfire 's post today.

medium.com/@get2great/how-to-p

Medium · How to Predict the Weather without Instruments or ForecastsBy Renaissance Man