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Malaspina on the Move
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Published September 6, 2019
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
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A New Patch of Green in Brazil
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Published July 19, 2019
A twenty-year effort to plant millions of trees in Minas Gerais is visible to Landsat.
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Green Space is Good for Mental Health
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Published July 15, 2019
New study uses satellite and demographic data to show how the prolonged presence of green space is important for a healthy society.
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Atmospheric River Swells Terrestrial Rivers
Published July 5, 2019
In late June 2019, a potent atmospheric river event carried soaking rain into southern Chile, dropping nearly a month’s worth of precipitation in just 48 hours.
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Mapping the Land Between the Tides
Published July 1, 2019
Harnessing 30 years of Landsat data, researchers have created the first three-dimensional model of Australia’s entire coastline.
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Lusi in the Sea with Deltas
Published June 21, 2019
Downstream of the Lusi mud flow, mangrove forests are expanding onto new land and shrimp farmers are adjusting to a muddier reality.
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The Urbanization of Ulaanbaatar
Published June 3, 2019
The Mongolian capital is spreading outward as migrants from the countryside fill neighborhoods on the fringes of the city.
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Alaska in Flux: Wildfire Recovery Paints Alaska Green
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Published February 19, 2019
A large and lasting footprint on the state’s landscape comes from wildfire.
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Alaska in Flux: Slumping Coastlines
Published February 8, 2019
Erosion is one of the major changes to the state’s landscape in recent decades.
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Lilongwe and Landsat Grew Up Together
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Published December 18, 2018
A fishing town became a bustling city after Malawi’s president moved the capital there.
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Ice Loss Slows Down Asian Glaciers
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Published December 13, 2018
Melting and thinning of high-mountain glaciers makes them flow less due to gravity.
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Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer
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Published July 9, 2018
Using Landsat to track patterns in irrigation may help water managers sketch out a more sustainable future for the Ogallala Aquifer in the central United States.
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Black Belt Prairie
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Published June 20, 2018
The crescent-shaped area of fertile, cultivated land stretches through parts of Mississippi and Alabama.
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Glacier Retreat at Cook Ice Cap
Published April 26, 2018
The glaciers in the Kerguelen Islands are shrinking as snowfall declines.
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Peru’s Newest National Park
Published March 20, 2018
Yaguas National Park protects a huge expanse of intact forests.
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The Spread of Mangroves in Senegal
After decades of decline, satellites show mangrove forests are covering more area and growing more densely in this West African country.
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Reshaping the Xingu River
Published October 6, 2017
Construction of the Belo Monte Dam has transformed a major tributary of the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
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The Global Spread of Bare Ground
Published September 27, 2017
China and the United States lost more vegetation—mainly to spreading urban and suburban areas, new transportation networks, and energy production—than any other countries between 2000 and 2012.
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Climate Proofing Rio de Janeiro
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Published August 4, 2017
Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.
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Winds Trigger Pond Growth
Published July 6, 2017
A new study shows that winds are responsible for the widespread growth of ponds in three watersheds along the Mississippi River.
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