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The Most Erosive Area on the Padma
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Published August 13, 2018
As the shape of river changes over decades, the upper reaches show the most change, particularly with widening and meandering bends.
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Taking Stock of the World’s Sandy Beaches
Published August 2, 2018
Sandy beaches are growing in some parts of the world and shrinking quickly in others, including one-third of marine protected areas.
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Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer
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Published July 9, 2018
Using Landsat to track patterns in irrigation may help water managers sketch out a more sustainable future for the Ogallala Aquifer in the central United States.
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Losing Ice in Svalbard
Published June 25, 2018
Several tidewater glaciers in the southern part of Spitsbergen are retreating because of rising air temperatures.
Black Belt Prairie
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Published June 21, 2018
The crescent-shaped area of fertile, cultivated land stretches through parts of Mississippi and Alabama.
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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland
Published April 8, 2018
The Tracy and Heilprin Glaciers may not be Greenland’s largest, but they are retreating fast.
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Disappearing Walker Lake
Published April 4, 2018
Like this lake in northwestern Nevada, many of the world’s prominent salt lakes are drying up.
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