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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff
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Published December 11, 2017
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is likely to persist for years, maybe decades.
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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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The Ups and Downs of Lake Chad
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Published November 25, 2017
The once-great lake has lost most of its water and now spans less than a tenth of the area it covered in the 1960s.
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Reconstructing the Recent History of Pacific Ocean Life
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Published November 17, 2017
A new statistical reconstruction of chlorophyll measurements could help ocean scientists better understand how ocean biology patterns change over time.
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Water Shortage in Western Cape
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Published November 7, 2017
Reservoirs in the South African province are low after three years of unusually dry weather.
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New Water in the Aral Sea
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Published September 1, 2017
A wet year can bring a surge of water to this inland lake in Central Asia.
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Night Lights Change in the Middle East
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Published May 16, 2017
Changing patterns of nighttime lights are of great interest to demographers, engineers, and humanitarian relief organizations.
Batagaika Crater Expands
Published April 27, 2017
A gaping hole in the Siberian landscape has grown significantly over the past three decades.
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Fresh Water for Shanghai
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Published April 11, 2017
The fast-growing city has polluted waterways and a growing demand for clean tap water.
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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
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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
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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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