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Data acquired 1987 - 2016 720 x 480 PNG
Data acquired 1987 - 2016 3600 x 2400 6 MB Bytes - PNG
Data acquired September 2, 2019 720 x 480 JPEG
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The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
NASA Earth Observatory map by Joshua Stevens, using data from Barkhordarian, A., et al. (2019). NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Esprit Smith, NASA’s Earth Science News Team.
Published November 6, 2019 Data acquired 1987 - 2016