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Preparing for Rising Seas in the Maldives

A new artificial island near Malé could be a destination for people trying to escape rising waters on lower-lying islands.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published April 9, 2021
Data acquired February 3, 1997 - February 19, 2020

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
Sea Level Rise