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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat
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Published May 7, 2015
The opening of the Landsat data archive and a partnership with Google has allowed researchers to track the fine details of forest change around the world.
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Landslide in Langtang Valley
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Published May 5, 2015
The powerful earthquake in Nepal triggered a destructive landslide that completely buried a village.
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Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts
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Published February 15, 2015
A study using historical data and 17 climate models projects that decades-long droughts will become much more likely if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate.
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New Land on the Louisiana Coast
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Published February 12, 2015
While most of the Mississippi River’s delta plain is losing ground, new land is forming at the mouths of the Wax Lake Outlet and the Atchafalaya River.
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Measuring Earth’s Albedo
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Published October 21, 2014
The global picture of how Earth reflects sunlight is a muddle, though several regional trends emerge.
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Ash on New Britain
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Published September 3, 2014
Forests west of Mount Tavurvur got a fresh coat of ash after Rabaul volcano erupted explosively on August 29, 2014.
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Retreat of Yakutat Glacier
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Published August 20, 2014
Natural processes and human-caused warming have combined to bring rapid change to a glacier in southeastern Alaska.
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Retreat of Novatak and East Novatak Glacier
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Published August 14, 2014
Landsat satellites watched as glaciers in southeastern Alaska fell back by more than a kilometer over a 25-year period.
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Parting the Sea to Save Venice
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Published March 25, 2014
The waters that once protected Venice now threaten it. A complex engineering project is being installed to beat back the tide.
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Dust Storm Blows Across Texas
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Published March 21, 2014
For the second time in a week, a large dust storm swept across the Southern Plains.
Flooding in Bolivia
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Published March 14, 2014
Severe flooding along the Beni and Mamoré Rivers has affected tens of thousands of people in northern Bolivia.
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Flooding in Bolivia in False Color
Published March 13, 2014
Severe flooding along the Beni and Mamore Rivers has affected tens of thousands of people in northern Bolivia.
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