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The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) is taking the first steps towards attaining a better understanding of the effects of biome perturbations.

Grasslands Initiative

The IGBP takes the first steps towards attaining a better understanding of dust storms.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The image above shows the distribution of permafrost and average maximum extent of seasonally and intermittently frozen ground in the Northern Hemisphere.

Frozen Soils and the Climate System

Interpreting receding glaciers are an important part of the GEWEX GCIP study regions, centered on the Mississippi River Basin.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This image is a south view from the Skukuza FLUXNET tower in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

From the Ground Up

Science teams collaborate to validate MODIS land cover data, thereby improving data quality and increasing data accessibility.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Photograph of cracks in the Larsen B Ice Shelf south of the Seal Nunataks on Mary 13, 2002

Fragment of its Former Shelf

The Larsen B Ice Shelf disintegrated within 35 days between January 31 and March 7, 2002.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
SeaWinds can produce a detailed structure of a hurricane, as in this image of Hurricane Floyd. (Image courtesy of the Winds at JPL).

Forecasting Fury

Data from NASA satellites allow researchers to detect potential hurricanes up to two days earlier than with traditional forecasting methods.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
These photographs show the Sonoran Desert in different stages: normal vegetation (upper left), burning desert (upper right), and a landscape with burned areas in the foreground and unburned desert behind.

Flame & Flood

ASTER data help evaluate fire scars by using VNIR to find differences in vegetation.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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