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Sizing Up the Carbon Footprint of Cities

Large and wealthy cities have the biggest carbon footprints.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Sizing Up the Carbon Footprint of Cities.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from Moran, D., et al. (2018). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published April 11, 2019
Data acquired 2013

Sources:: In situ Measurement; Landsat 8 > OLI; Model

Collection:: Science in Action