Briefings on water, agriculture and trade, read from orbit. Each one states its data and its limits.
In August 2026 nearly a third of river stretches in the European countries analysed (Russia and Turkey excluded) ran below half their normal flow. Where it was driest, how it compares since 2016, and what September shows.
The rivers still run and the fields look green, but across much of Europe the water underground is not coming back. How that loss is read from orbit.
A reservoir can look full and still be failing. How the surface, the colour and the slow loss of storage are read from orbit, and why it matters.
The Panama Canal carries about 5% of world maritime trade, yet its capacity depends on one lake. A field guide to reading that chokepoint from orbit.
