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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 view of Antarctica, typically a very cloudy continent, was made clear in 1996 by a satellite image map

Visions of a Cloudy Continent

New products reveal subtle surface features of Antarctica previously not perceptible.

Feature Article

July 28, 2020

Tai Lue farmers construct a traditional diversion dam in Sipsongpanna, Yunnan Province, Muang Long. (Images courtesy of John Hartmann).

Tais that Bind

Migrating populations tend to cling to historical language patterns acquired from their homelands.

Feature Article

July 28, 2020

The DMSP OLS image above shows detection of a bioluminescent Milky Sea on 25 June 1995.

Snowlines over Kathmandu

Weak Indian summer monsoons often follow winters of heavy Eurasian snowfall.

Feature Article

July 28, 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