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The image above shows SSM/I sea ice minimum from 1979

Polar Paradox

Melt caused by climate warming may increase sea ice extent in the polar regions.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
Sunflowers in Fargo, North Dakota

Perspective on Plants

Landowners and land managers monitor their land's health through a variety of methods. But what about people who own or manage millions of acres?
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
Nomadic people, such as this woman and her cattle, formed the pastoral society common in Kazakhstan before the Soviet Union converted thousands of acres to large-scale modern farm operations.

Notebook and Satellite

A simple tool helps a scientist open the remotely sense world to her students.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Landsat 5 image of Chernobyl taken May 31, 1996.

New Tools for Diplomacy

Remote sensing plays a central role in the management of foreign policy.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The image above shows a spatial coverage map of the Greenland Ice Sheet using SEASAT and GEOSAT altimetry

Melt-down

QuikSCAT provides a complete view of continental ice sheets on Greenland.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This map shows the population density in Europe in 1995. (Image courtesy of the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center).

Measure for Measure

DINAS-COAST scientists create software to better understand coastal vulnerability to sea level rise under a variety of climate and socioeconomic scenarios.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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