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Great Fox is Disappearing
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Published November 26, 2019
Rising waters are swallowing up another island in Chesapeake Bay.
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Mapping the Amazon
Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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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
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
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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