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Paving Washington
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Published March 29, 2016
Since 1984, the Capital Beltway has gotten wider and much busier as suburbs have sprung up along it.
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Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly”
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Published January 7, 2016
With satellite eyes, the complex motion of glaciers becomes apparent.
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Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland
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Published December 4, 2015
Starting in 2012, a large glacier in northeast Greenland broke loose and entered a phase of accelerated retreat.
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Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It
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Published November 17, 2015
Differences in how international and national institutions classify forests can lead to large discrepancies in measurements of land cover.
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Slowdown of the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet
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Published October 30, 2015
Sections of the Greenland Ice Sheet that end on land are slowing—a sliver of good news for sea level rise.
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Losses in Lake Mead
Published August 18, 2015
The water within a large, key reservoir in the southwestern United States has fallen to levels not seen since the 1930s.
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Changing Forest Cover Since the Soviet Era
Published July 16, 2015
Political change in Eastern Europe and Russia has left its mark on forests in the region.
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