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Great Apes, like this silver-back gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi forest, are struggling to survive in the diminishing forests of Central Africa

Mapping the Changing Forests of Africa

A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
he Anopnhesles mosquito is a vector for malaria, which kills more than a million people each year in over 100 countries and territories. 

Malaria by the Numbers

Scientists use a combination of field research, census data, and population projections to address the malaria problem in Africa.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
In Mankerni, Sri Lanka, four eyewitnesses to the December 26, 2004 tsunami stand on the remains of the house where they were when they first realized a tsunami was about to strike.

Making Waves in Tsunami Research

Data from Jason and TOPEX/Poseidon give scientists the first detailed profile of a major tsunami event.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The image above shows ocean images translating to a model

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Scientists use TOPEX/Poseidon data to better gauge the impact of the ocean on climate change.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
False-color composite image of Mount Kilauea, red indicates solidified rock from previous lava flows.

Life on the Brink

Scientists use gridded population of the world (GPW) data to study hazards and populations.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The AVHRR image above shows Land Cover (Vegetative Use) for the Columbia Plateau in June 1993.

Laying the Groundwork

Scientists use Pathfinder AVHRR (PAL) data to study land cover.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Landsat captured this image of the region around Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1990.

Land Matters

Satellite data help the ISLSCP with storm predictions.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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