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A Growing City and a Deadly Landslide
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Published December 5, 2017
Downpours triggered Freetown’s deadly August mudslide, but decades of development in mountainous areas beyond the city set the stage for the disaster.
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Monitoring Mumbai’s Mangroves
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Published November 30, 2017
Satellites offer some needed perspective on the status of vulnerable mangrove forests along the Indian city’s many waterways.
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Secrets Beneath the Sand
Published August 29, 2017
Instruments such as imaging radar helped usher in a new era in archaeology.
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A Stroke of Luck
Published July 7, 2017
While investigating historical imagery of a surging glacier in the Karakoram, a scientist noticed a spectacular satellite image of an avalanche barreling into Khurdopin Glacier.
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Tracking Forest Change in Canada
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Published June 27, 2017
Researchers analyzed 25 years of Landsat data to establish where forests had burned or been cut.
Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides
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Published June 16, 2017
A new technique allowed Australian Scientists to map the intertidal zone around their entire coast.
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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
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Published May 9, 2017
Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.
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