Climate Change: Spacetech Will Provide Powerful Help As Developing Asian Nations Face Climate Change

Space: it's the final frontier, and it's inspired some of the greatest feats of intellect humanity has ever seen. If space-focused innovators such as Elon Musk or the team at Mars One have their way, humans will soon make even greater forays into the cosmos, colonizing Mars and turning the stuff of sci-fi dreams into reality. But what happens in space matters here on Earth, in more tangible ways than most people likely realize. Experiments conducted on board the International Space Station (ISS) provide life-enhancing, and even life-saving, data for people back on the Pale Blue Dot.

Robotics and eye-tracking equipment used on the ISS are now used to operate on tumors previously thought inoperable and to perform corrective eye surgeries. Studies of salmonella and certain strains of e.coli, which thrive in microgravity, hold implications for vaccine developments. And imaging systems can help with rescue and relief efforts in remote areas and the developing world, where fast action is needed to mitigate devastation following earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters.

Dr. Bidushi Bhattacharya, a rocket scientist and the founder of Singapore-based Bhattacharya Space Enterprises (BSE), said the applications of space-based research on Earth are many, some of which will become increasingly valuable as the consequences of climate change become more perilous. There is, of course, the increasing need for assistance in regions such as South and Southeast Asia, which suffer disproportionate numbers of natural disasters. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) wrote in 2016 that "the risks of displacement [due to climate change] are greatest for countries with high exposure to hazards and with large populations in areas that lack the capacity or resources to adequately prepare." The organization also noted that "Asia sees more natural hazards than any other region" and that "in 2015, 85% of people displaced by sudden onset disasters were in South and East Asia."

Bhattacharya said that earth-observing technologies could aid rescuers by alerting them to victims in remote communities that are unable to call for help or relay the extent of damage in their areas. She also pointed to precision agriculture, an area of keen interest for some artificial intelligencecompanies as well, as an area that could strongly benefit from data collected in space.

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Source: Forbes

 

 

 

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