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Data acquired 2001 - 2018 6 MB - MPEG
Data acquired 2001 - 2018 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired 2001 - 2018 720 x 600 JPEG
Data acquired 2001 - November 18, 2019 720 x 400 JPEG
Data acquired 2001 - 2014 720 x 600 PNG
Data acquired June 29, 2001 720 x 700 GIF
Data acquired June 29, 2001 1913 x 1701 5 MB - JPEG
Data acquired July 10, 2019 1913 x 1701 4 MB - JPEG
Data acquired September 27, 2016 720 x 600 JPEG
Data acquired September 27, 2016 4548 x 3790 4 MB - JPEG
Data acquired June 4, 2000 - June 19, 2019 720 x 800 GIF
Satellites have played a key role in monitoring and reducing the rate of deforestation in the rainforest.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and forest loss data from the University of Maryland. Forest patch size chart uses data from Kalamandeen, Michelle, et al. (2018). PRODES deforestation rate data from INPE. Story by Adam Voiland.
Published December 19, 2019 Data acquired 2001