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The UARS Cornucopia: A Legacy of Research

The goal of NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is to understand the chemistry, dynamics, and energy balance above the troposphere, as well as the coupling between these processes and between regions of the atmosphere.
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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
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, and is typically grown on massive plantations such as this one in Munnar, India.

The Price of Tea

Satellites help make a satisfying brew.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows AVHRR vegetation index for May 11-20, 1998

The NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program

The business of data management has been transformed in the last decade—and not solely by computational progress.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Prairie dogs, lemurs, and mandrinette hibiscus plants are just a few of the species affected by human activity.

The Human Footprint

Increased human population often leads to greater influence on the environment and sharper declines in species and ecosystems.
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July 28, 2020
The image above shows part of the Gridded Population of the World (GPW) collection from SEDAC in 2000.

The Human Equation

Hunting for elusive answers to a multitude of questions about humanity's role in global climate change.
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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.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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