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Policy & Power Moves · Oct 29, 12:45 UTC
18 new in the last 24h:
• Christine Lagarde will step down as European Central Bank chief nine months ahead of schedule.
• Christine Lagarde will step down as European Central Bank chief nine months ahead…
EarthLogKey Geopolitical DevelopmentsSignals from the fault lines.
Planet Temperature · Oct 29, 12:35 UTC
September 2026 was 1.38°C above the 1951-1980 average (NASA), the 2nd warmest September on record.
• Last 12 months: 1.53°C above 1850-1900 (UK Met Office). Paris Agreement limit: 1.5°C
• 61% of Earth's surface was at least 1°C…
EarthLogClimate ChangeSignals from the fault lines.
🌌 NASA APOD: The Horns of Venus
🔭 The sky above Chicago vs Delhi NCR, 9 PM local
Moon: 80% lit, waning gibbous
Chicago: Saturn
Delhi NCR: Moon, Saturn
Plus the solar system from above. #NightSky #Astronomy #Moon
Satellite view: Tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) over North America. Sentinel-5P TROPOMI, latest passes in the last 48 h. Bright orange/red = high concentrations (traffic, industry, power plants, fires).
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. #Sentinel5P #AirQuality #ClimateData #ISS #Satellites
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🌌 NASA APOD: The Horns of Venus
🎥 Pacific Update - Yokota Air Base Beverly Morning Downed Drone Exercise (video, 1:00)
AFN Tokyo · Navy
Credit: SSgt Marcus Taylor
“As part of Yokota Air Base's Beverly Morning Exercise, members of the 374th Civi…”
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1027919/pacific-update-yokota-air-base-beverly-morning-downed-drone-exercise
Source: DVIDS, official US DoD release. #DVIDS
DVIDSPacific Update - Yokota Air Base Beverly Morning Downed Drone ExerciseAs part of Yokota Air Base's Beverly Morning Exercise, members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management responded to a simulated downed drone on October 22. The team utilized detection equipment in attempt to deduce what the actual containment was that the drone was carrying over the base. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sergeant Marcus Taylor)
Policy & Power Moves · Oct 29, 06:45 UTC
5 new in the last 24h:
• The US has held interest rates, ahead of a possible Bank of England rate hike.
• Albania imposes a $6,000 fine on demonstrators present at a protest that turned violent.
EarthLogKey Geopolitical DevelopmentsSignals from the fault lines.
Maritime Chokepoints · Oct 29, 03:20 UTC
156 vessels across 8 chokepoints, last 30 min; 1 unusual:
• Turkish Straits: 24 vessels, 118% above its usual
• Malacca & Singapore: 89 vessels (30 tankers)
• Strait of Gibraltar: 43 vessels (8 tankers)
EarthlogEarthlogSignals from the fault lines: Geopolitics, capital flows, trade, and the institutional research that tracks them. Macroeconomic analysis, Interest Rate Policy, Inflation, Free Trade Agreement, Supply and Demand analysis, Commodities, Metals, Agriculture, Energy, Military Conflict, Floods, Climate Change,
Health Anomaly Monitor · Oct 29, 02:55 UTC
0 disease(s) with agreeing signals, 4 countries with notices:
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
• Nigeria: Ebola
• Kenya: Ebola
EarthlogHealthSignals from the fault lines.
Conflict Zones · Oct 29, 02:35 UTC
News-coded violence and satellite heat, last 6h:
• Israel, Gaza & Levant: 317 mentions, 6 heat
• Sahel & West Africa: 196 mentions, 300 heat (2 corroborated)
• Sudan & Horn of Africa: 176 mentions, 300 heat (11 corroborated)
EarthlogEarthlogSignals from the fault lines: Geopolitics, capital flows, trade, and the institutional research that tracks them. Macroeconomic analysis, Interest Rate Policy, Inflation, Free Trade Agreement, Supply and Demand analysis, Commodities, Metals, Agriculture, Energy, Military Conflict, Floods, Climate Change,
🎥 KS 27 | MOBEX REEL (video, 0:24)
3d Marine Division · Marines
Credit: LCpl Shelby Senn
“U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel transport…”
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1027742/ks-27-mobex-reel
Source: DVIDS, official US DoD release. #DVIDS
DVIDSKS 27 | MOBEX REELU.S. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel transport a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar, a Marine Air Defense Integrated System, and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in support of Exercise Keen Sword 27 in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 15-21, 2026. Keen Sword is a
🎥 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Helicopter Flight Operations (video, 0:58)
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) · Navy
Credit: SN Devin Kraemer
“An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8…”
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1027744/uss-theodore-roosevelt-conducts-helicopter-flight-operations
Source: DVIDS, official US DoD release. #DVIDS
DVIDSUSS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Helicopter Flight OperationsAn MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Oct. 24, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacif
🔭 The sky above Chicago vs Delhi NCR, 9 PM local
Moon: 89% lit, waning gibbous
Chicago: Moon, Saturn
Delhi NCR: Moon, Saturn
Plus the solar system from above. #NightSky #Astronomy
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh： “Politics Played No Role” in Interest Rate Decision
#KevinWarsh #TheFed #FederalReserve #inflation #interestrate #fomc