by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 29, 2023 | Facts, Risk Management, Technology
“During intense solar storms, the Earth’s upper atmosphere expands outwards, thereby introducing friction on the low-Earth satellites. The friction can lead to a decay in the satellites’ orbits and reduce their lifetime. Thus, they are able to live...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
Viasat’s troubles in orbit come a few years after big-name insurers like American International Group Inc. and Allianz SE have shuttered their space portfolios. That’s left a smaller pool of providers to absorb the risks in the notoriously high-stakes $553 million...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 12, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Facts, Technology
Firefighters were able to reach the family and safely evacuate them within 30 minutes because of the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature Last month, the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone helped to save two tourists who got lost in the mountains of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, International News, Technology
Nicknamed SWOT — short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography — the satellite is needed more than ever as climate change worsens droughts, flooding and coastal erosion, according to scientists Perhaps most importantly, the satellite will reveal the location and speed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 20, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “Satellite-based crop damage assessment and compensation will be a game changer in this sector. The satellite images will decide the intensity of crop damage and go on to make compensatory payment to farmers.”...
