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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat
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Published May 7, 2015
The opening of the Landsat data archive and a partnership with Google has allowed researchers to track the fine details of forest change around the world.
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Bigger Thunderstorms are Bringing More Rain to the Tropics
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Published March 26, 2015
The increase around the wettest regions of Earth comes from a rise in large, well-organized thunderstorms.
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Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts
Published February 15, 2015
A study using historical data and 17 climate models projects that decades-long droughts will become much more likely if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate.
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Mapping Fireballs
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Published November 21, 2014
Over 20 years, more than 550 small asteroids streaked across our skies.
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Measuring Earth’s Magnetism
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Published September 7, 2014
A new constellation of satellites from the European Space Agency can detect minuscule changes in the planet’s magnetic field.
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Change in the Air
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Published August 19, 2014
Simulations of air pollution from the GOCART model help show how much skies have cleared over Europe and North America even as they have darkened over Asia in the last decade.
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A Tale of Two Cyclone Seasons
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Published December 7, 2013
Hurricane season was remarkably quiet in the North Atlantic, while the Western Pacific was as active and dangerous as ever.
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The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter
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Published September 19, 2013
Fine particles of pollution lodge deep in the lungs, where they cause serious health problems. Scientists are working to tally the global consequences.
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