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Glacial Retreat at a Non-glacial Pace
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Published January 25, 2018
The HPS-12 glacier in Chile has lost about half of its length in three decades.
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A Growing City and a Deadly Landslide
Published December 5, 2017
Downpours triggered Freetown’s deadly August mudslide, but decades of development in mountainous areas beyond the city set the stage for the disaster.
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Monitoring Mumbai’s Mangroves
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Published November 30, 2017
Satellites offer some needed perspective on the status of vulnerable mangrove forests along the Indian city’s many waterways.
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Secrets Beneath the Sand
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Published August 29, 2017
Instruments such as imaging radar helped usher in a new era in archaeology.
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Climate Proofing Rio de Janeiro
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Published August 9, 2017
Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.
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A Stroke of Luck
Published July 7, 2017
While investigating historical imagery of a surging glacier in the Karakoram, a scientist noticed a spectacular satellite image of an avalanche barreling into Khurdopin Glacier.
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