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Yellowstone Recovers from 1988 Fires
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Published July 1, 2009
In 1988, wildfires raced through Yellowstone National Park, consuming hundreds of thousands of acres. This series of Landsat images tracks the landscape’s slow recovery through 2008.
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Lake Eyre Filling Peaks
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Published June 21, 2009
By mid-June 2009, the rare filling of this lake in Australia’s Simpson Desert appeared to have reached its peak.
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Gishwati Forest, Rwanda
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Published June 9, 2009
Gishwati Forest suffered severe deforestation, evident in these true-color images.
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Rare Refill of Lake Eyre, Australia’s Simpson Desert
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Published May 24, 2009
Muddy brown water spreads into Australia's Lake Eyre through a triangular delta in this natural-color Landsat image from May 9, 2009. The water transformed the dry basin into a vast inland sea where flocks of birds gathered to breed.
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Lake Powell, Utah
Published May 13, 2009
In the early twenty-first century, Lake Powell faced the combined threats of drought and rapid water withdrawals.
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