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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland
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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
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Published April 4, 2018
Like this lake in northwestern Nevada, many of the world’s prominent salt lakes are drying up.
Glaciers in the Tropics, but Not for Long
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Published February 14, 2018
Though the mountains are located just south of the equator, their elevation is high enough and the air temperatures are cold enough to still support a few small areas of ice.
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
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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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