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New Land Around Shanghai
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Published March 31, 2017
Seawalls and dredging have created new real estate along the city’s coastlines.
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Sprawling Shanghai
Published March 17, 2017
Shanghai is one of several cities on the Yangtze River Delta that has experienced unprecedented growth.
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A Clearer View of Silicon Valley
Published February 5, 2017
Two images acquired more than four decades apart show the development of the technology behind Landsat’s satellite sensors.
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Camp Century: Put on Ice, But Only for So Long
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Published January 31, 2017
By 2090, the scale could tilt in the favor of ice loss instead of buildup.
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A Porcupine Loses its Tongue
Published October 12, 2016
In August 2016, an iceberg heaved away from the Porcupine Glacier in northern British Columbia. It could be the biggest calving event in North America since satellite observations began.
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Nairobi Swells with Urban Growth
Published September 30, 2016
For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
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Pervasive Ice Retreat in West Antarctica
Published June 22, 2016
Over the past four decades, the ice along nearly two-thirds of the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica either retreated inland or has been lost, contributing to sea level rise.
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Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin
Published June 15, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
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Scientists Improve Maps of Subsidence in New Orleans
Published May 25, 2016
Through a combination of airborne radar and ground-based GPS, a research team has developed detailed models of how much land is sinking and rising in southern Louisiana.
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack is Better, but Not Normal
Published April 14, 2016
El Niño brought more rain and snow to California this winter, but not enough to offset the water deficit built up over four years.
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Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low
Published April 8, 2016
The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any time since satellites have measured it.
The Decline of Lake Kariba
Published February 12, 2016
Drought has struck a huge reservoir on the border Zambia and Zimbabwe, reducing the hydro power supply from Kariba dam .
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