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Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon
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Published July 23, 2012
Landsat images of the Madres de Dios region of Peru revealed proliferating gold mines deep in the the Amazon Rainforest.
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Border Between Mexico and Guatemala
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Published July 19, 2012
In 1988, a Landsat image of the Mexico-Guatemala border showed clear-cut forest in Mexico and untouched trees in Guatemala. This image had a profound impact on two nations and influenced the establishment of Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Kuwait Oil Fires
Landsat helped observe the fires and pollution in the wake of war.
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Aral Sea
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Published July 18, 2012
The Aral Sea in Central Asia began disappearing in the 1960s because of the diversion of its two feeder rivers for agriculture.
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Growth in Washington, District of Columbia
Published July 5, 2012
Acquired on August 27, 1984, and August 22, 2011, these images document growth around Washington, DC.
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A Disappearing Island Restored
Published June 30, 2012
Poplar Island is rising back out of the Chesapeake...with a little help.
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