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Krishna Karra

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Incredible reporting.
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 🎁: bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
put my 2 cents in for this CJR piece, have a read www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
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The future of visual investigations, if we can’t trust our eyes.
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
read our coverage of the destruction to buildings, roads and bridges caused by the GLOF in nepal. 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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How Nepal’s Deadly Floods Wrecked Homes, Power Plants and Bridge
Satellite images show the destruction caused by Nepal’s deadly floods. The cost of losses and damage is expected to run to several billion dollars.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Another example of the damage Musk's illegal cuts to #USAID: an irrigation project in Kenya that was abandoned halfway through, wasting the investment and leaving the old system dismantled without a working replacement, which in turn caused mass flooding, poverty and disease outbreaks.
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Trump’s Chaotic USAID Cuts Unleashed Floods, Disease and Poverty
Trump’s USAID cuts halted critical infrastructure projects around the world. Our investigation in Kenya reveals devastating consequences.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
NEW: we documented the fallout of a USAID irrigation system project in southern Kenya, leading to the worst flood the village of Kimorigo had seen in atleast a decade. read our story 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"More than any other commercial EO provider, Planet has put its data directly into the hands of people who need it … because of this, people expect a level of transparency from them that isn't demanded of other companies" by @krishnakarra.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/krishn...
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in light of ongoing restrictions on commercial satellite imagery in the middle east—with planet labs being the most public face of this—i wanted to take a more zoomed-out look at the earth… | Krishna ...
in light of ongoing restrictions on commercial satellite imagery in the middle east—with planet labs being the most public face of this—i wanted to take a more zoomed-out look at the earth observation...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
what do ongoing satellite imagery restrictions mean for the industry? read my take 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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How US Data Restrictions in Iran Are Reshaping the Satellite Imagery Industry
Planet Labs’ decision to restrict Middle East satellite imagery is raising questions within a multibillion-dollar industry about commercial independence and global accountability
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
we analyzed land use types across damage clusters in tehran derived from radar, and found that many military and government targets sit side-by-side with civilian and commercial areas. read more here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Satellite Data Reveal Scope and Scale of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran
New data analysis shows the level of destruction in Tehran and across the Islamic Republic — and the heightened stakes of a return to all-out war.
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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Got to make many maps of where i'm from for this story - with @feargusosull.bsky.social + @tomfevrier.bsky.social (🎁 link) www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Welcome to Paris, the City That Said No to Cars
Outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo leaves the city more walkable, bikable, greener and cleaner.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
data from the NASA CYGNSS constellation shows large increases in GPS interference around gulf countries and the strait of hormuz since the iran conflict began. sailors caught in the crossfire are having a rough go of it. read more here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Strait of Hormuz Siege Leaves Sailors Dodging Missiles and GPS Jamming
An estimated 40,000 seafarers are stuck on board ships on either side of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been almost entirely shut since the US and Israel began bombing Iran in late February. There th...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
satellite imagery and data reveal the breadth of destruction to military and civilian targets from the US-Israeli strikes read here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
we analyzed how much cuba has dimmed since the oil blockade using night time satellite imagery. large population centers outside havana like holguin and santiago de cuba have dimmed by as much as 50% with @wicary.bsky.social read more here 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
in the year 2026 i upgraded my GDAL version and am floored that i'm getting a time estimate for my gdal_translate command
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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🆕➡️ Zillow last month removed property-level climate-risk scores from its listings. After a year of the US disappearing its data, this caused still more outrage from exhausted observers. However: This particular story is more complicated... 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data
Property owners and buyers need more information on climate dangers. But pinpointing them is hard, even for experts.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Here’s our story from last year about just how much two models purporting to measure the same risk can disagree. TL;DR, quite a lot: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The Risky Business of Predicting Where Climate Disaster Will Hit
Climate tech companies can calculate the chances that a flood or wildfire will ravage your home. But what if their odds are all different?
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
we analyzed GPS interference that has been swirling around venezuela, impacting aviation and satellites in low earth orbit. the spike in GNSS noise coincides with military buildup in the region. read more here (no paywall): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
weirdly sharp snow line south of chicago, seen from sentinel-3 on nov 12
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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Astonishing, tragic devastation in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa. Satellite imagery, maps and accounts by @krishnakarra.bsky.social Christopher Cannon @laurenthal.bsky.social and Josh Saul 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Satellite Images Reveal Scale of Melissa Destruction in Jamaica
In one of the hardest-hit areas, at least three-quarters of buildings sustained severe damage.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
we used satellite imagery to assess the scale of destruction in jamaica from hurricane melissa. read here: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Satellite Images Reveal Scale of Melissa Destruction in Jamaica
In one of the hardest-hit areas, at least three-quarters of buildings sustained severe damage.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
In light of the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, we analyzed satellite imagery to map damaged buildings and refugee tents, revealing the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians who have erected shelters along Gaza’s coastline. read more: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
we used four decades of Landsat imagery, from 1985-2025, to identify newly developed areas in the West Bank. our analysis shows that since Oct. 7, Israeli controlled areas have grown 5 times faster compared to the past two decades. read more 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
read our report which uses satellite imagery to map environmental catastrophe in gaza with @denisedslu.bsky.social 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
absolutely bonkers that shadows from two high res collects -- with nearly the same imaging geometry and nearly the same time -- can tell you something about oil stockpiles in Iran right now 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
An analysis of satellite imagery found that Kharkiv City experienced a 94% drop in the intensity of nighttime lights in the autumn of 2024 vs three years before Russia’s invasion.
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Ukraine Rebuilds Its Energy Grid With Lessons From the Frontline
Ukraine has rebuilt an energy grid that’s more resilient — and greener — than what it had before Russia’s invasion.
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Krishna Karra @krishnakarra.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
satellite imagery shows the extent to which ukraine's energy infrastructure has been affected by the war. but ukraine is adapting, by rebuilding in a greener and more decentralized way. read our latest 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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