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Obersulzbach Glacier Plus Four
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Published July 3, 2015
The retreat of one of Austria’s largest glaciers has stranded some of its tributaries, now classified as separate glaciers.
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Decline of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Irreversible
Published May 16, 2014
The Amundsen Sea segment of the ice sheet has begun a melting process that will result in its loss, possibly within the next few hundred years.
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Building in Colorado’s Fire Zone, Part 2
Published November 14, 2013
How development patterns helped make the Black Forest fire so damaging.
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Building in Colorado’s Fire Zone, Part 1
Published November 8, 2013
Development on the edge of the wilderness is increasing the risk of destructive wildfires in Colorado.
Ice Loss on Puncak Jaya
Published September 1, 2012
Rare tropical glaciers in Indonesia are losing ice fast and could disappear entirely within decades. Researchers want to know why.
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Border Between Mexico and Guatemala
Published July 19, 2012
In 1988, a Landsat image of the Mexico-Guatemala border showed clear-cut forest in Mexico and untouched trees in Guatemala. This image had a profound impact on two nations and influenced the establishment of Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve.
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MLK Day Becomes Law
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Published May 17, 2012
In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed into law Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Landsat 4 Launches
On July 16, 1982 Landsat 4 was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California.
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Crop Circles in the Desert
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Published May 12, 2012
Over the course of 25 years, farms have sprouted in the Arabian Desert, fueled by deep and old groundwater.
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The Dead Sea
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Published April 6, 2012
The lake between Israel and Jordan provides a bounty of salt and of history.
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