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Glacial Retreat at a Non-glacial Pace
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Published January 24, 2018
The HPS-12 glacier in Chile has lost about half of its length in three decades.
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A Growing City and a Deadly Landslide
Published December 4, 2017
Downpours triggered Freetown’s deadly August mudslide, but decades of development in mountainous areas beyond the city set the stage for the disaster.
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Monitoring Mumbai’s Mangroves
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Published November 29, 2017
Satellites offer some needed perspective on the status of vulnerable mangrove forests along the Indian city’s many waterways.
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Secrets Beneath the Sand
Published August 29, 2017
Instruments such as imaging radar helped usher in a new era in archaeology.
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A Stroke of Luck
Published July 7, 2017
While investigating historical imagery of a surging glacier in the Karakoram, a scientist noticed a spectacular satellite image of an avalanche barreling into Khurdopin Glacier.
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Tracking Forest Change in Canada
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Published June 28, 2017
Researchers analyzed 25 years of Landsat data to establish where forests had burned or been cut.
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Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides
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Published June 16, 2017
A new technique allowed Australian Scientists to map the intertidal zone around their entire coast.
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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
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Published May 9, 2017
Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.
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Fresh Water for Shanghai
Published April 11, 2017
The fast-growing city has polluted waterways and a growing demand for clean tap water.
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New Land Around Shanghai
Published March 31, 2017
Seawalls and dredging have created new real estate along the city’s coastlines.
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Sprawling Shanghai
Published March 17, 2017
Shanghai is one of several cities on the Yangtze River Delta that has experienced unprecedented growth.
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The ‘Place of Blue Smoke’
Published January 22, 2017
The Cherokee Indians called these dark, fog-streaked hills “Shaconage”— the “Place of Blue Smoke.”
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Cambodia’s Forests Are Disappearing
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Published January 10, 2017
Forests are being turned into rubber plantations, farmland, and timber at a rapid rate.
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Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities
Published December 23, 2016
Like an avalanche, a glacial outpouring can scour the hillside, washing away whole villages. But the slow disappearance of glaciers is a threat more subtle, though just as damaging.
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Everglades National Park
Published November 12, 2016
Management and restoration features are visible in Florida’s unique subtropical wilderness.
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Salt Lake Water Woes
Published November 3, 2016
In October 2016, one of America’s largest lakes reached its lowest level on record.
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Nairobi Swells with Urban Growth
Published September 30, 2016
For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
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How Cities and Suburbs Affect Chesapeake Bay
Published September 20, 2016
While the amount of pollution that wastewater treatment plants contribute to the Bay is declining, the spread of asphalt, pavement, and other impervious surfaces in suburbs and cities is increasing stormwater pollution.
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Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin
Published June 15, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
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