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In a landslide triggered by the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, this house crumbled near Golden, Colorado.

When Land Slides

Summer of 2001 was a season of devastating landslides.
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July 28, 2020
Clumps of deciduous trees often grow in larger coniferous forests, such as this group of Aspen trees in Rocky Mountain National Park. (Image courtesy of the USGS).

Well Grounded

Characterizing MODIS performance involves an innovative and international collaboration of scientists.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
A protected spring provides a clean water supply to residents in Sauri, Kenya. (Image courtesy of Glenn Denning)

War on Hunger

Scientists use geospatial analysis to identify pockets of hunger and the geographic and physical causes of hunger.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
A man stands in the middle of the Karakoram Highway while rocks tumble down into the Hunza River in Pakistan’s Gojal region.

Waiting for Gojal

Scientists and satellites hold vigil on a newborn lake in Pakistan.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows the East coast of North America

Virtual Data Center

Members of the NASA's Earth Observing System 1994 Independent Architectural Study discussed ways of meeting researchers' new technology needs.
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July 28, 2020
A researcher observes the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet in 2001. (Image courtesy of Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado at Boulder).

Vanishing Ice

By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows a close-up photograph of krill.

Upper Crust

What might happen to the Antarctic food web if temperatures increase in the polar regions?
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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