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NASA Returns to the Beach: Taking Stock of Sandy Beaches
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Published July 1, 2024
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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Tracking Forest Cover in Belize
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Published June 19, 2024
Decades of satellite data paint a picture of how forests in this Central American country are changing.
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The Shrinking Selva Maya
Published June 18, 2024
The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico.
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A Greenhouse Boom in China
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Published May 31, 2024
Researchers are using satellites to track a spreading trend in agriculture—the use of greenhouses.
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Dublin’s Urban Expansion
Published April 9, 2024
Images spanning four decades show how buildings and blacktop have spread into Ireland’s countryside.
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Taking a Bite Out of Pi
Published March 14, 2024
A cycle of rapid advance and retreat at Sortebræ, a glacier in eastern Greenland, built pi-shaped tongues of ice before they later retreated.
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Animals as Earth System Observers
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Published March 12, 2024
Researchers are leveraging troves of data collected by animal-borne sensors to complement satellite observations, expand weather measurements, and better understand wildlife ecology in a changing climate.
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