High-Level Project Summary
Have you ever met with sequoia tree before?Sequoia trees make an important contribution to the lives of hundreds of living species every day, while contributing to the life of these creatures. Moreover, they communicate with humans and trees, incredibly. Trees can give widespread messages while releasing chemical molecules from plant roots. People breathe in and out about 22.000 times a day. This takes half of its breaths from the ocean and the other half is from the trees, and inhales approximately 250 billion molecules with each breath. In other words, it is the same as the probability of someone living in America being acquainted with a Red Pine.
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THE BOND BETWEEN US
Have you ever met with sequoia tree before?
The answer would be “No”, at first. Take your time and let’s think again together.
Sequoia trees make an important contribution to the lives of hundreds of living species every day, while contributing to the life of these creatures. Moreover, they communicate with humans and trees, incredibly. Trees can give widespread messages while releasing chemical molecules from plant roots.
People breathe in and out about 22.000 times a day. This takes half of its breaths from the ocean and the other half is from the trees, and inhales approximately 250 billion molecules with each breath. In other words, it is the same as the probability of someone living in America being acquainted with a Red Pine.
We have witnessed many forest fires in our country in the last year, we made research on this issue to find out what caused these fires. As a result of our research, we saw many different reasons, but all of these reasons were gathered under the same roof, "Climate Change". In other words, the trees are now facing threats from human-made climate change in several ways.
Scientists say that climate change is making wildfires more frequent and intense. Fires in June this year in the Western states would have been “virtually impossible” without human-made climate change, according to an analysis by more than two dozen scientists at the World Weather Attribution project.
Global temperature has given a rise by 1.01 degrees since 1880, precipitation and humidity have decreased, so forest fires have increased. Forest fires increased, so the number of carbon dioxide molecules increased to 419 parts per Million. Forests disappeared, oxygen production decreased, global temperature and the amount of carbon dioxide increased, so the greenhouse effect began to show its effect more severely.
In our country, a total of 299 forest fires broke out in 53 provinces in 2021, more than 150 thousand hectares of forest area and hundreds of red pine trees were destroyed by burning. Fires increased more, spread more easily and were more difficult to extinguish due to the effects of climate change such as drought and heat.
In 2021, a fairly large fire was struck by lightning around the Sequoia National Park in California, United States. The fire covered an area of approximately 2848 hectares. Many trees, including sequoias, were burned in the fire. Due to climate change, there was drought in the lands, so lightning ignited more easily, when the fires increased, there was a decrease in humidity and the drought increased, which caused the fire to spread faster.
Someone living in Turkey was not even aware of the death of the Sequoia Tree, which he had met very closely. A North American resident could not sense the discomfort of the Red Pine Tree with which he interacted. Maybe none of them knew each other, but they were all different parts of the same cycle, a few friends who didn't know each other. Here you have such friends in nature, maybe you have not seen them before, you have not touched them before, but be sure that you have always shared something with them, shared some molecules, shared our world. You continue to share. Please remember that this world is not just ours, our friends we meet from afar, remember that climate change can destroy our friends. Remember how close the things you think are far away from you are, and that we need to protect our world. Remember and remind!
Space Agency Data
We used NASA satellite observation data to identify where and when Sequoia and Redwood trees were burning. We also used NASA satellite observation and 3D data to animate and better understand the fires in the locations and time periods we found. We used the NASA Climate Change website to find detailed and accurate information about climate change. We used NASA's Visualized Earth data to find maps of climate change and fire. You can find all of the NASA data we used below.
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/worldview/worldview-image-archive/fires-in-turkey
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.826086648002743,36.04679241144665,30.566823883432868,38.64432135502607&e=EONET_5772,2021-08-02&efs=true&efd=2021-07-27,2021-08-02&efc=wildfires&l=VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Night,MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Day,MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Night(hidden),MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Day(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index_PyroCumuloNimbus(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15(hidden),Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,Coastlines_15m(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&lg=true&s=35.1423,39.0663&t=2021-08-03-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.060501175849673,34.3627729383012,32.87780678858687,38.64600497194679&as=2021-07-27-T00%3A00%3A00Z&ae=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z&l=Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m(opacity=0.42),Coastlines_15m(opacity=0.47),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721,MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=true&al=true&ab=on&t=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.060501175849673,34.3627729383012,32.87780678858687,38.64600497194679&as=2021-07-27-T00%3A00%3A00Z&ae=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z&l=Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m(opacity=0.42),Coastlines_15m(opacity=0.47),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721,MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=true&al=true&ab=on&t=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148840/fire-encroaching-on-giant-sequoias
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-19
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/worldview/worldview-image-archive/knp-complex-and-windy-fires-in-california
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-120.37617411808789,35.48159816409473,-117.21211161808789,37.21524074221973&e=EONET_5929,2021-09-16&efs=true&efd=2021-09-15,2021-09-17&efc=wildfires&l=VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Night,MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Night(hidden),MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Day(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index_PyroCumuloNimbus(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15(hidden),Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,Coastlines_15m(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Day,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&lg=true&t=2021-09-15-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://climate.nasa.gov/
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
Hackathon Journey
Our journey for the NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon started just a few days before the hackathon with the formation of our school team. Our team consists of individuals with different areas of interest but who are able to display team spirit and unity when needed. So our team name is “INTEGRITY” and our slogan is “Unıty in Diversity”. For the Challenge, we chose the task “How Does Climate Change Affect You?” and started filming. We had all witnessed forest fires up close in our countries and so we wanted to focus on how climate change affects forest fires. Our goal was to emotionally impact people and raise awareness about climate change. So we told the story of climate change from the perspective of a Sequoia tree and showed how even a Sequoia tree that we have never seen or touched is actually connected to us. In this way, we talked about how climate change affects even the smallest molecule in our lives. We were not able to go global with our video but it was still a very enjoyable hackathon journey for us.
References
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/worldview/worldview-image-archive/fires-in-turkey
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.826086648002743,36.04679241144665,30.566823883432868,38.64432135502607&e=EONET_5772,2021-08-02&efs=true&efd=2021-07-27,2021-08-02&efc=wildfires&l=VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Night,MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Day,MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Night(hidden),MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Day(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index_PyroCumuloNimbus(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15(hidden),Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,Coastlines_15m(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&lg=true&s=35.1423,39.0663&t=2021-08-03-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.060501175849673,34.3627729383012,32.87780678858687,38.64600497194679&as=2021-07-27-T00%3A00%3A00Z&ae=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z&l=Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m(opacity=0.42),Coastlines_15m(opacity=0.47),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721,MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=true&al=true&ab=on&t=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=25.060501175849673,34.3627729383012,32.87780678858687,38.64600497194679&as=2021-07-27-T00%3A00%3A00Z&ae=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z&l=Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m(opacity=0.42),Coastlines_15m(opacity=0.47),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721,MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=true&al=true&ab=on&t=2021-08-02-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148840/fire-encroaching-on-giant-sequoias
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-19
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/worldview/worldview-image-archive/knp-complex-and-windy-fires-in-california
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-120.37617411808789,35.48159816409473,-117.21211161808789,37.21524074221973&e=EONET_5929,2021-09-16&efs=true&efd=2021-09-15,2021-09-17&efc=wildfires&l=VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Night,MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Night(hidden),MODIS_Terra_Thermal_Anomalies_Day(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index(hidden),OMPS_Aerosol_Index_PyroCumuloNimbus(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15(hidden),Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,Coastlines_15m(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_Thermal_Anomalies_Day,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&lg=true&t=2021-09-15-T00%3A00%3A00Z
https://climate.nasa.gov/
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
https://www.marshmallowlaserfeast.com/
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#sequoia #bond #tree #climatechange #globalwarming #forestfires #fires #forest #molecule #brath #redpine