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A Pulse of New Life on the Colorado River

The release of a burst of extra water on the lower Colorado River allowed vegetation on the banks to revive and sprout new growth.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Landsat is a joint project of NASA and USGS. Caption by Kate Ramsayer, with Mike Carlowicz.

Published December 18, 2014
Data acquired August 2013 - August 2014

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI