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Blackout in New Jersey and New York
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Published November 2, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, densely populated areas of the U.S. East Coast sat in the dark.
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Thinning at Hektoria and Green Glaciers
Published October 25, 2012
Since the dramatic disintegration of the Larsen-B ice shelf in 2002, thinning and ice loss from nearby tributary glaciers has continued unabated.
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Flooding in Western and Central Africa
Published October 19, 2012
Acquired October 19, 2012, and October 26, 2011, these images compare conditions in northeastern Nigeria and neighboring countries, all affected by flooding in 2012.
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Flooding in Nigeria
Published October 16, 2012
Satellite images show stark changes around the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers, in a region where more than a million people have been displaced in 2012.
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Flooding in Southern Nigeria
Published October 12, 2012
Acquired October 11, 2012, and October 8, 2010, these images compare conditions near the confluence of the Benue and Niger Rivers in southern Nigeria. Floods struck the region in 2012.
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Shifting Flood Waters in Pakistan
Published October 9, 2012
Monsoon rains led to flooding and destruction for the third year in a row.
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Ash Plume from Shiveluch
Acquired a little less than two hours apart, these images show a volcano before and after it spewed an ash plume on October 6, 2012.
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Flooding along the Susitna River
Published October 5, 2012
Heavy rains swelled rivers in southern Alaska in September 2012.
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From Green to Brown
Published October 4, 2012
In a span of just 11 days, fall colors swept over the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia.
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Published October 1, 2012
Sea-level rise and invasive rodents have jeopardized the health of the marsh on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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Visualizing the 2012 Sea Ice Minimum
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Published September 27, 2012
These maps compare Arctic sea ice minimum extents in 1984 (a year with average coverage) and 2012 (the new record low).
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Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published September 26, 2012
Landsat observed the loss of 3.7 million hectares (14,000 square miles) of tropical forest.
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