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2020 Hurricanes Damage Vulnerable Mangroves

Central America experienced one of its most intense hurricane seasons in years, leading to widespread degradation to coastal environments.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) processed by the European Space Agency and analyzed by Amaral, et al., data from OpenStreetMap, and Global Mangrove Watch (2016). Drone imagery courtesy of Jorge Herrera / Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV). Story by Kasha Patel.

Published January 13, 2021
Data acquired January 26, 2020

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