Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

Miljöjour ger experthjälp vid oljeutsläpp Nu lanseras miljöjouren, där Havs- och vattenmyndigheten erbjuder expertis i frågor om hur olika typer av oljor och andra ämnen påverkar miljön negativt vid akut förorening till sjöss. Miljöjouren kom...

Efter många år och ett misslyckande är nu Oljejouren tillbaka i Sverige, med det nya namnet Havs- och vattenmyndighetens Miljöjour!

www.havochvatten.se/arkiv/aktuel...

Laut einer Geoinformationsanalyse von Dnipro OSINT wurde erneut das Werk „NOVATEK-Ust-Luga“ getroffen.

Das Werk verarbeitet stabiles Gaskondensat, ein Nebenprodukt der Erdgas- und Erdölförderung, und verschifft Erdölprodukte in ausländische Märkte.

Latvia, Estonia say drones that strayed into their territory overnight were Ukrainian One drone was reported to have landed and exploded in a field in Lativia's Kraslava region, while another struck the chimney of the Auvere power station near the Russian border.

⚡️ Latvia, Estonia say drones that strayed into their territory overnight were Ukrainian.

One drone was reported to have exploded in a field in Lativia's Kraslava region, while another struck the chimney of the Auvere power station.

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

Speaking of multicrises
There is no respite in sight. The Pacific is coming to the end of a La Niña phase, which is usually associated with cooler temperatures. By next year this could be replaced by an El Niño, which will bring more heating.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

One of Russia's main oil terminals, Primorsk in Gulf of Finland was successfully attacked yesterday.

Videos show an alleged attack with today's aftermath and fires detected by NASA FIRMS support it.

Other reports also mention unsuccessful attacks against southern terminal Ust-Luga.

Tonight, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the "Transneft - Port Primorsk" oil terminal in Russia’s Leningrad region. It is a key export hub on the Baltic Sea, through which a significant share of Russia’s oil supplies to foreign markets passes, including via the so-called "shadow fleet."

New radar systems to unlock offshore wind Upgrades to air defence radar systems will help unlock record breaking offshore wind capacity.

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Following yesterday's attack on the Labinsk oil facility in Russia, most of the tank farm has been destroyed, and the fire is still ongoing.

Much like @tankertrackers.com I find almost no indication of any meaningful traffic in Hormuz strait earlier today. 2 maybe transits.

The image covers about 100 Nmi of closest route, or 6-10 hour. In other words, if 4 ships transited/d evenly spaced we ought to catch at least one.

Moldova declares environmental alert as Russian strike pollutes key water supply "We are acting to protect our people," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.

⚡️ Moldova declares environmental alert as Russian strike pollutes key water supply.

"We are acting to protect our people," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.

Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

At least 33 people injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day Russia launched 137 drones on Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported, of which 122 were shot down or suppressed by Ukraine’s air defense. Twelve drones made it through, striking 10 locations. Debri...

⚡️ At least 33 people injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day.

Russia launched 137 drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.

Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones U.S. media outlet Fox News aired footage of a Ukrainian interceptor drone destroying a Shahed-type drone but presented the video as showing American drones countering Iranian drones in the Middle East...

⚡️Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones.

According to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets, the footage used by Fox featured STING — a Ukrainian interceptor drone used to destroy Shahed-type drones.

Update:
🚨#ZombieShip
TAVIAN w/fake IMO 1095337 reached the area of Murmansk/RU on 17.01.26 ➕ went dark on AIS soon after. The de facto💥flagless💥, uninsured vessel was built in ⚠️1998. Imagine an oilspill along the coast of arctic #Norway ➖the red dot on the map depicts Vardø/NO.
(27.01.26 7:45 CET)

Skyggeflåden er en tikkende miljøbombe Det vil få katastrofale konsekvenser for natur- og dyreliv langs de dansk kyster, hvis et af de usikre skyggeflåde tankskibe, der dagligt passerer gennem dansk farvand, involveres i en ulykke med efte...

Report/simulation on the environmental consequences of a #tanker #oilspill in danish waters / #BalticSea by #Greenpeace #DOF #Kattegatcenteret

#Russia #Shadowfleet
#DK #Denmark

www.maritimedanmark.dk/skyggefladen...

Ukraine war latest: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says Key developments on March 4: * 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says * Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway...

3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says; Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure; Putin increases Russia's regular army personnel to nearly 2.4 million; and more.

Very interesting. Shadow tanker seized by Belgium and France and immediately ”lack of flag” seem to be the reason.

That might set precedent for many more seizures.

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Novorossiysk oil terminal in southern Russia Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal, leaving fires in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight on March 2, Telegram news channel Astra reported.

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Novorossiysk oil terminal in southern Russia.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal, leaving fires in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight on March 2, Telegram news channel Astra reported.

Rysk drönare närmade sig franska hangarfartyget i Malmö – stördes ut En rysk drönare har närmat sig det franska hangarfartyget Charles de Gaulle, som just nu befinner sig i Sverige. Det erfar SVT. Drönaren upptäcktes av det svenska försvaret som inledde motåtgärder mot...

A Russian drone was intercepted by Swedish armed forces as it approached French carrier Charles De Gaulle, currently docked in south Sweden.

Took of from a Russian ship but disappeared after electronic warfare actions were taken.

Caveat, media understanding, but seemingly confirmed by MOD =).

UK sanctions New Zealand insurer Maritime Mutual after Reuters report Britain on Tuesday sanctioned Maritime Mutual, the New Zealand-based marine insurer that was the subject of a Reuters special report into how it had helped in the trade of tens of billions of dollars ...

One of the major shadow fleet insurance companies, New Zealand based Maritime Mutual, has been sanctioned by UK

At their peak they insured 1 in 6 shadow tankers.

www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

In Amsterdam, Ukrainian servicemen undergoing rehabilitation in the Netherlands took part in a march carrying banners reading "This is who we protect."

Large-scale rallies in support of Ukrainian defenders took place in Türkiye. In the center of Ankara, hundreds of families of missing and captured servicemen unfurled a massive 170-meter flag featuring 5,800 portraits to remind the world of the price of freedom.

I've upgraded the Dogger Bank and Sofia wind farm construction timelapse, now with vessel labels and all sorts of other improvements!

It's still very much a work in progress but I'm quite happy with the result so far, especially as this is (yet another) project I work on in my free time.

MBARI researchers are excited to find a dazzling diversity of colorful carpets of deep-sea bacteria YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

MBARI’s underwater robots have filmed a dazzling diversity of microbial carpets as we explore the seafloor. Microbial mats are the earliest life forms on Earth and reveal important information about the deep seafloor and the life that lives there.

Dive in: youtu.be/5WArh2c8Ess?...

3 toddlers, 1 other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed four people, including three toddlers, and injured two others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. 11.

⚡️3 toddlers, 1 other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast.

A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed four people, including three toddlers, and injured two others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. 11.

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from using a helmet at the 2026 Olympics that depicted fallen Ukrainian athletes. At the same time, an Italian snowboarder competed wearing a helmet with the Russian flag - which is prohibited and "there was no reaction to this."

Analyzing AIS-data. These are some of the ways destination St Petersburg have been expressed by operators of AIS-transceivers.

Sigh.

The Telegraph reports that China is supplying Russia with equipment and components for the production of "Oreshnik" missiles. Chinese machine tools have been identified at the Votkinsk Plant, where various types of missiles are manufactured.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”