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Deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Published November 14, 2008
The most conspicuous difference between the images is the widespread forest clearing—visible as rectangles of gray-beige—that had occurred by 2006.
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L’Anse Aux Meadows, Canada
Published November 13, 2008
At the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland are the archeological remains of the oldest known European settlement in the New World, L'Anse aux Meadows.
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Adis Abeba, Ethiopia
Published November 7, 2008
Although it is only the tenth largest country in Africa, Ethiopia is the second most populous country on the continent. Nearly a third of the country’s urban population lives in Adis Abeba (more commonly known as Addis Ababa).
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Forest Changes in British Columbia
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Published October 12, 2008
In British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) inland from the Pacific Ocean, rivers and lakes cut tortuous paths through rugged terrain. The peaks and valleys in this region are covered with forest, but the forest has changed over the years due to human use and insect pests, in particular, the mountain pine beetle.
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Blood Falls, Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
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Published October 9, 2008
Among the most interesting—and most puzzling—features of the Dry Valleys lakes is the reddish stain seeping out of Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The reddish discoloration, known as Blood Falls, appears in this false-color image.
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Flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas
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Published October 1, 2008
Hurricane Ike came ashore along the U.S. Gulf Coast on September 13, 2008, and the storm’s eye narrowly missed Galveston and Houston. Although the storm produced tremendous damage in both cities, perhaps the greatest damage was caused by the storm surge, which inundated the coastline near Galveston. The storm surge was greatest east of Galveston, reaching 4.6 meters (15 feet) above sea level. The area devastated by the storm surge includes coastline immediately east of Galveston Bay.
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