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Ice Loss on Puncak Jaya
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Published September 1, 2012
Rare tropical glaciers in Indonesia are losing ice fast and could disappear entirely within decades. Researchers want to know why.
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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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Border Between Mexico and Guatemala
Published July 19, 2012
In 1988, a Landsat image of the Mexico-Guatemala border showed clear-cut forest in Mexico and untouched trees in Guatemala. This image had a profound impact on two nations and influenced the establishment of Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve.
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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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Crop Circles in the Desert
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Published May 12, 2012
Over the course of 25 years, farms have sprouted in the Arabian Desert, fueled by deep and old groundwater.
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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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