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The image above shows the first ASTER visible/near-infrared (VNIR) image taken in 2000.

Where Data Meet Models

The range of data available for modeling also underscores the importance of communication among those working at the interface.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Logging for the purpose of clearing land for agriculture continues to threaten the Brazilian rainforest. (Image courtesy of the United Nations Environment Programme, USGS, and NASA).

The Road to Recovery

According to a recent report in Science, the Amazon rain forest has lost nearly two million acres to logging each year since 1996.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
This false-color SeaWiFS image, acquired on October 6, 2002, shows a phytoplankton bloom off the California coast.

The Incredible Glowing Algae

Phytoplankton blooms occur in all the Earth’s oceans when nutrient and sunlight conditions are right.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Periodic flooding in the Mississippi Valley can affect residents as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Louisiana. In May 2001, the Mississippi River flooded this house south of Red Wing, Minnesota.

The Flood Hunters

A new long-term archive of satellite data will help hydrologists monitor floods, allow aid agencies to pinpoint flood-prone regions, and provide information for modeling Earth's complex hydrologic cycles.
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July 28, 2020
In 1990, slow-moving pahoehoe lava from Kilauea Volcano gradually spread through the community of Kalapana, burning homes and covering parks, roads, and gardens. (Image courtesy of USGS)

Sensing Remote Volcanoes

In October 2001, a volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began, a research team nearly 9,000 miles away was estimating how much energy the volcano was producing.
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July 28, 2020
The abandoned Copper River and Northwestern Railway near Strelna in south-central Alaska illustrates how building a railroad on permafrost thaw can cause the railroad bed to settle unevenly.

Riding the Permafrost Express

Researchers use innovative techniques to protect the newly constructed Qinghai-Xizang railroad across the Tibetan Plateau from permafrost.
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July 28, 2020
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