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By changing a percentage, institutions can take some forested lands off the map.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using data provided by the University of Maryland’s Global Land Cover Facility and the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Laura Rocchio, with Mike Carlowicz.

Published December 18, 2015
Data acquired 2000 - 2009

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI