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Tracking Amazon Deforestation from Above
Published December 19, 2019
Satellites have played a key role in monitoring and reducing the rate of deforestation in the rainforest.
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Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns
Published November 21, 2019
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
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Detecting Invisible Plant Stress
Published November 8, 2019
A new tool helped detect water-stressed vegetation near some 2019 Amazon rainforest fires.
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
Published November 6, 2019
The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
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Mapping the Amazon
Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019
Published August 23, 2019
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
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Tracking Peruvian Forest Loss from Space
Published April 19, 2019
The Madre de Dios region has a rich concentration of endemic species, but their habitats are being threatened by human activity.
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Brazil’s Carajás Mines
Published February 23, 2019
The red-brown earth exposed by open pit mines contrast with the greens of the surrounding Amazon forest.
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Deforestation in Paraguay
Published May 1, 2018
Roughly 20 percent of Gran Chaco’s forest has been converted into farmland or grazing land since 1985.
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Finding Fires in Peru
Published February 10, 2017
Peru’s intense fire season in 2016 saw burning extend into 11 of the country’s protected areas.
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Conditions Are Ripe for an Intense Fire Season in Amazonia
Published July 5, 2016
The 2015-16 El Niño has primed the rainforest and watershed for burning.
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Amazon Forest Fires
Published September 22, 2014
Astronauts caught a glimpse of rainforest being cleared for agriculture in Brazil.
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