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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 21, 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 27, 2018
The glaciers in the Kerguelen Islands are shrinking as snowfall declines.
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Peru’s Newest National Park
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Published March 22, 2018
Yaguas National Park protects a huge expanse of intact forests.
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The Spread of Mangroves in Senegal
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Published March 21, 2018
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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