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Data acquired January 5, 1986 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired January 5, 1986 2000 x 2000 3 MB - JPEG
Data acquired January 5, 1986 2000 x 2000 8 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired January 24, 2016 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired January 24, 2016 4000 x 4000 5 MB - JPEG
Data acquired January 24, 2016 4000 x 4000 37 MB - GeoTIFF
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.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Pola Lem.
Published September 30, 2016 Data acquired 1986 - 2016