The advent of the unmanned sailing ship Saildrone will be a high-tech equipment to combat climate change

Climate change is reshaping the Earth, causing sea levels to rise, Arctic ice to melt, and global temperatures to rise. According to NASA, global average sea level has risen 7 inches over the past 100 years. Arctic summer sea ice has shrunk to its lowest levels on record, and global average temperatures have risen 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit since 2000, posing a threat to life as we know it.

Saildrone is manufactured by Saildrone Corporation in Alameda, California. The bright red Saildrone looks a bit like a futuristic kayak with pontoons (23 feet long), it has a sail with solar panels (they're powered by the sun and propelled by the wind) and an airplane-like tail. Equipped with numerous data sensors, radar equipment and high-resolution cameras, they monitor factors such as ocean currents, wind speeds, solar radiation, ocean and air temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide emissions and feed this back to Saildrone headquarters via satellite.

Saildrone is manufactured by Saildrone Corporation in Alameda, California. The bright red Saildrone looks a bit like a futuristic kayak with pontoons (23 feet long), it has a sail with solar panels (they're powered by the sun and propelled by the wind) and an airplane-like tail. Equipped with numerous data sensors, radar equipment and high-resolution cameras, they monitor factors such as ocean currents, wind speeds, solar radiation, ocean and air temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide emissions and feed this back to Saildrone headquarters via satellite.

Saildrone is manufactured by Saildrone Corporation in Alameda, California. The bright red Saildrone looks a bit like a futuristic kayak with pontoons (23 feet long), it has a sail with solar panels (they're powered by the sun and propelled by the wind) and an airplane-like tail. Equipped with numerous data sensors, radar equipment and high-resolution cameras, they monitor factors such as ocean currents, wind speeds, solar radiation, ocean and air temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide emissions and feed this back to Saildrone headquarters via satellite.

Saildrone sailboats are even equipped with artificial intelligence so they can steer themselves,and performed missions in multiple locations around the world for months on end without the need for refueling or human assistance. Their ability to travel in harsh environments such as the Arctic makes them incredibly valuable for crew safety and cost-effectiveness. Saildron customers can track the drone's progress online in real time, view the photos it is taking, and analyze its weather and ocean observations at the time.

Saildrones uses single-beam and multi-beam sonar depth sounders to map ocean landscapes, providing detailed views of the ocean floor. It is equipped with sonar that records the depth of the ocean floor. Researchers hope to use it to fill in all the gaps in water depth measurements around the world. Saildrones can also help control overfishing by using sonar technology to count fish stocks and tell governments how many fish can be caught each season. Saildrone is also experimenting with a new concept called Marine Domain Awareness, which deploys a fleet of small drones to monitor and patrol a small ocean area.

　(Original title: The advent of the unmanned sailing ship Saildrone will be a high-tech weapon to combat global climate change)