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Soil Composition Across the U.S.
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Published January 9, 2016
The proportion of sand, silt, and clay contained in soil across the U.S. affects the amount of water it can hold.
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Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly”
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Published January 7, 2016
With satellite eyes, the complex motion of glaciers becomes apparent.
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Slowdown of the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet
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Published October 30, 2015
Sections of the Greenland Ice Sheet that end on land are slowing—a sliver of good news for sea level rise.
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The Growth of Manila
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Published October 14, 2015
Satellite imagery reveals Manila’s rapid growth.
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Shrinking Shoreline of the Salton Sea
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Published October 9, 2015
California’s largest lake is shrinking, and an unusual combination of conservation, drought, and water laws may someday take it away.
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The World’s Largest Urban Area
Published September 15, 2015
Rapid growth in several cities along the Pearl River Delta has made a Chinese megacity larger and more populous than any other urban area in the world.
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The Greening of Al Ain
Published September 6, 2015
Several new farms, parks, gardens, and tree-planting projects have made Al Ain one of the greenest cities in the Middle East.
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