Everest-Area Plant Life Spreads

Increasing vegetation in the Himalaya may have implications for water supplies.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Anderson, K., et al. (2021). Photography by Karen Anderson. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published January 12, 2022
Data acquired 1993 - 2017

Sources:

Landsat 5 > TM

Landsat 7 > ETM+

Landsat 8 > OLI

Photograph