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The Nile Delta’s Disappearing Farmland

Rapid population growth and expanding cities are eating away at one of Egypt’s most precious resources.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published December 15, 2021
Data acquired July 25, 1984 - August 16, 2021

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI