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Decline of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Irreversible
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Published May 16, 2014
The Amundsen Sea segment of the ice sheet has begun a melting process that will result in its loss, possibly within the next few hundred years.
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Growth of Central Pivot Irrigation, Kansas
Published July 23, 2012
These images from 1972 and 2011 show the transformation of agriculture near Garden City.
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Aral Sea
Published July 18, 2012
The Aral Sea in Central Asia began disappearing in the 1960s because of the diversion of its two feeder rivers for agriculture.
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Landsat in Memory of the World Register
Published November 24, 2011
What does Landsat have in common with the Gutenberg Bible, Tolstoy’s personal library, and the Book of Kells?
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Morganza Floodway, 1973
Published May 14, 2011
Observations by Landsat 1 from 1973 show the Morganza Floodway after its first and only opening in 57 years.
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Aquaculture and Salt Production near Bo Hai, China
Published February 8, 2009
China’s Bo Hai coast is one example of the rapid expansion of aquaculture in the late twentieth century.
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Yellow River Delta, China
Published January 4, 2009
China’s Yellow River, or Huang He, travels through soft plateaus of silt, picking up a massive sediment load on its journey. The sediment carried by the river has reshaped China’s coast, adding several hundred square kilometers of land.
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Tripoli, Libya
Published November 9, 2008
Deserts cover Libya’s interior, but cities such as Tripoli have expanded along the fertile lowlands of the country’s coast.
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