#stratosphere — Public Fediverse posts

Opus 5.0 drives incoherence into the stratosphere

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/77136

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364658

#HackerNews #Opus5 #incoherence #stratosphere #technews #softwaredevelopment #GitHub

... the #stratosphere accumulates his #soot and his #aluminum oxide.

The destination was always #fake. The #money was always real.

That is money laundering. The #atmospheric #destruction that results from the operation is murderous. Both words are precise. Both are defensible. Both are sourced to peer-reviewed #science and #NASA's own published research.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZz3aYJIBtg

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#elonmusk #musk #spacex #scam #moneylaundering #theft

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🛩️☀️ In 1973, astronomer Pierre Léna turned a #Concorde prototype into a flying observatory with four ceiling portholes, chasing the #Moon’s shadow across #Africa. Racing at Mach 2.2, he and fellow scientists watched totality for 74 minutes straight, studying the #solar corona from the #stratosphere.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/the-ultimate-eclipse-chase-a-concorde-raced-against-the-moons-shadow/

#solareclipse #astronomy #supersonic #corona #science #history #space #france #sahara #eclipse

#Earth’s #stratosphere is a mysterious superhighway for #microbes
Stratosphere holds plenty of life—tiny single-celled microbes navigate extreme dehydration, temperatures as low as −60C and intense DNA-damaging ultraviolet radiation that would kill most life on Earth. The microbes the researchers found weren’t extremophiles you’d expect at edge of space.They turned out to be some same humdrum bugs that grow on our crops, our gardens, even our skin.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earth-stratosphere-life-microbes
https://archive.ph/nOv9k

#SpaceDatacenters proposed by #Musk and #Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from #TechCompanies amid fears of #EnvironmentalDestruction

Tom Perkins
Thu 23 Jul 2026

Excerpt: "The number of active #satellites in orbit has grown exponentially from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently. As many as 100,000 are expected to be in orbit within the decade, not including the #datacenter networks. As of now, the bulk of the satellites’ pollution is thought to come from #Starlink and Amazon’s '#MegaConstellations' that provide broadband internet made up of about 10,000 satellites.

"Spacecraft can cause problems on their way up and down. Launches emit a range of emissions like #BlackCarbon, #NitrogenOxides, #CarbonMonoxide, #AluminumOxide, #ChlorineGases and, once in orbit, #mercury. When satellites are decommissioned five to 15 years later, they release metals as they vaporize. That’s injecting #pollutants into previously pristine parts of the #stratosphere, a highly sensitive system, and there’s very little understanding of the consequences."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/A9F07

#ElonSucks #TechBros #BezosSucks #BigData #Datacenters #WorldPol #USPol #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #KesslerSyndrome #LightPollution

#TheGuardian:
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Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn
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"New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

23.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #BO #CowboySpace #DataCenter #DarkSky #FCC #IT #JeffBezoz #Musk #PEER #Pollution #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #stratosphere #Umweltverschmutzung

In recent years, the number of #SpaceFlights has grown steadily... and will continue to grow in the years to come. This is not without #consequences for the chemical composition of Earth's #stratosphere.

Scientists believe it is time to study the potential effects of the chemicals released during a satellite’s #launch and #re-entry phases on the #ozone layer, the Earth’s #climate, and #life on Earth: https://www.essc.esf.org/2026/06/25/pr-airl-whitepaper/

Ces dernières années, le nombre de #VolsSpatiaux n'a cessé de croître ... et ne cessera de croître dans les années à venir. Ce qui n'est pas sans #conséquence sur la composition chimique de la #stratosphere terrestre.

Il est temps d'étudier les effets potentiels des substances chimiques libérées lors des phases de #lancement et de #rentrée atmosphérique d'un satellite sur la couche d'#ozone, le #climat de la Terre, la #vie sur Terre, estiment les scientifiques : https://www.essc.esf.org/2026/06/25/pr-airl-whitepaper/

Most #volcanoes warm the #atmosphere with SO2

But the 2022 Hunga #Tonga eruption was unique

Deep enough for sea water to penetrate, but shallow enough for the explosion to push water into the *mesosphere* 🤯

The water penetration removed most of the SO2, and the water is also still up there in the #stratosphere, *cooling* us

Meaning:

#GlobalWarming should be even worse than it already is, and could rebound to such as the high water veil dissipates

https://indiandefencereview.com/hunga-volcano-space-plume-stratosphere-froze/

#ClimateCrisis

Ghostly Sculpture Floats Above Earth in Stunning Art Project https://petapixel.com/2026/03/20/ghostly-sculpture-floats-above-earth-in-stunning-art-project/ #dorothyproject #overvieweffect #stratosphere #360°camera #sculpture #Features #insta360 #Space

Can we use the pink one?
Of course I ended up antenna testing with a balloon at #39c3
The Northest point for me to balloon so far.
#stratosphere

Black Summer and Pyrocumulonimbus clouds

Pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds are thunderstorms that occasionally form above intense bushfire and transport smoke into the stratosphere

"PyroCb events are important sources of stratospheric aerosol. During the Australian forest fires in 2019/2020, such convective plumes transported quantities of smoke into the tropopause region comparable to those of a large volcanic eruption. In this study, we investigate the heat emission threshold at which wildfire plumes transition into pyroCbs."
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Impact of Sensible Heating and Water Vapor Emission on Pyro-Convective Plume Characteristics
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD043552
#FossilFuels #bushfires #Fires20192020 #fires #thunderstorms #smoke #stratosphere #PyrocumulonimbusClouds #pyroCb #ClimateDisruption #BlackSummer

The Polar Vortex Is About To Bring A Wild Weather Pattern Change
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/weather/polar-vortex-cold-snowy-december-stratosphere <-- shared media article
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https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/winter-2025-2026-final-forecast-polar-vortex-la-nina-colder-than-expected-united-states-canada-europe-fa/ <-- shared technical article
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#weather #climate #polarvortex #USA #stratosphere #weatherpatterns #cold #warming #snow #NorthernHemisphere #arctic #suddenstratosphericwarming #meteorology #winter #humanimpacts #model #modeling #polarvortexwinds #coldair #NOAA #MIT #icyblast #temperature #weatherforecast #publicsafety #fedscience

Radical flies full-size prototype for stratospheric drone
Seattle-based Radical says it has put a full-size prototype for a solar-powered drone through its first flight, marking one low-altitude step in the startup’s campaign to send robo-planes into the stratosphere for long-duration military and commercial missions.

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https://cosmiclog.com/2025/10/29/radical-flies-full-size-prototype-for-stratospheric-drone/
#GeekWire #Aerospace #Drones #Radical #SolarPower #Stratosphere #Technology

Radical’s full-size prototype for a stratospheric drone makes first flight - A prototype for Radical’s Evenstar stratospheric solar-powered airplane flies ove... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/radical-full-size-prototype-stratospheric-drone-first-flight/ #stratosphere #solarflight #solarplane #solarpower #aerospace #startups #aviation #radical #drones

A #Seattle startup called #Radical has flown a 120-foot-wide prototype #drone for the first time, marking one low-altitude step in its campaign to put #solar planes in the #stratosphere for long-duration missions. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/radical-full-size-prototype-stratospheric-drone-first-flight/ #Tech #AvGeek #Aerospace

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

Insta360 Sent Its New Satin White X5 360° Camera to the Edge of Space https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/insta360-sent-its-new-satin-white-x5-360-camera-to-the-edge-of-space/ #insta360x5satinwhite #360degreecamera #actioncamera #stratosphere #insta360x5 #Equipment #insta360 #ndfilter #Space #space #News #nd

In a tragic twist, Felix Baumgartner, the human comet, plummeted to earth one final time, proving that #gravity is undefeated. 🚀➡️💥 Apparently, even a man who once made the #stratosphere his playground couldn't dodge the Italian airspace's vengeance. 🌌🇮🇹
https://www.theinternational.at/felix-baumgartner-who-jumped-from-stratosphere-dies-in-italy/ #FelixBaumgartner #tragedy #humancomet #airspace #HackerNews #ngated

Felix Baumgartner, Who Jumped from Stratosphere, Dies in Italy

https://www.theinternational.at/felix-baumgartner-who-jumped-from-stratosphere-dies-in-italy/

#HackerNews #FelixBaumgartner #Stratosphere #Jump #Tribute #Italy #News

#FelixBaumgartner, #daredevil who jumped from the #stratosphere, dies in #paragliding accident at age 56

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/felix-baumgartner-dies-italy-age-56-jump-from-stratosphere/

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And now that we have all read the explainer above on #ACC , the Antarctic Circumpolar Current(s),
we can better appreciate what Matt England explains here from about minute 50 onwards
https://www.youtube.com/live/39T7bW7KA18
He actually answers a question I put to him beforehand on Bluesky, regarding my confusion about salinification versus freshening.

The beginning of this #ClimateChat episode hosted by Dan Miller and Leon Simons
is all about Matt's paper with Rahmstorf and others about the 2023 bananas in the North Atlantic. You may recall: low wind speed as primary cause by far for the marine heatwaveS 2023 that gripped regions of the North Atlantic one after the other.
Matt explains the multiple ways wind over oceans contribute to cooling.
a) mixing b) white caps on the waves = albedo increase c) ocean spray or fog = albedo increase, and one more I now forget.

As is Dan Miller's habit, he also quickly asks Matt about #geoengineering, bringing SO2 into the #stratosphere .
Matt's reply: 1) angry that fossil fuel industry should be let off the hook by this
2) realistically, the political mindset lets Matt expect that geo engineering will be done.
3) whether he supports this is not answered.
4) as an afterthought, he adds that ocean acidification from relentless CO2 emissions does continue despite geo-engineering, and also the CO2 take-up and later re-release into the atmosphere continues.

Dan Miller also grazes his pet topic #ShippingSO2 . Matt politely agrees that it is a bananas factor – but a small one.

Then comes the Southern Ocean part (thank you!).
At which point the question is also raised and answered with a NO: whether seafloor #clathrate on Antarctica's continental shelf might thaw and cause a methane bomb.

And only one short moment at the end on #AMOC collapse, about which Matt also published a paper recently, namely the #collapse impacts non-Europe areas, such as teleconnections to adjacent basins and into the Southern Hemisphere
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01380-y
I think, my question stole precious time from the AMOC part. 😬

#ocean #Atlantic #ClimateChange

Both #stratosphere balloons launched today in Bochum, Germany, could be recovered quickly (one from a tree, the other from a field) and the storage cards are in good shape, with 50 GBytes of data including e.g. hi-res video of the explosion of one of the balloons. Stay tuned ...

Some impressions from the double #stratosphere balloon launch in Bochum, Germany, today - more pictures in the album https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=dan.fischer.393&set=a.10230589908466338