As a Himalayan Glacier Melts, a Lake Grows

Over the past three decades, India’s Kokthang glacier has been retreating and a nearby lake has doubled in size.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published April 26, 2019
Data acquired November 5, 1990 - November 18, 2018

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Landsat 5

Landsat 8

Landsat 8 > OLI