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EarthView–Landsat 8 Imagery Reveals Heavy Flooding in Sri Lanka

EarthView–Landsat 8 Imagery Reveals Heavy Flooding in Sri Lanka

From the Fort McMurray wildfire, our EarthView turns now to flooding in Sri Lanka...

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EarthView–Landsat 8 Shows Burn Extent, Active Fire at Fort McMurray

EarthView–Landsat 8 Shows Burn Extent, Active Fire at Fort McMurray

This week’s EarthView is of the Fort McMurray wildfire again, this time showing the extent of the wildfire...

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EarthView – Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Fort McMurray, Alberta

EarthView – Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Fort McMurray, Alberta

See the Fort McMurray wildfire in Landsat's infrared in this week’s EarthView

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EarthView – Lake Levels in Hispaniola Rise Dramatically

EarthView – Lake Levels in Hispaniola Rise Dramatically

Rising lake levels in lakes known for iguanas and crocodiles

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EarthView – Chernobyl 30 Years Later

EarthView – Chernobyl 30 Years Later

After 30 years, it's still a hot topic...

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Mapping Water Use: Landsat and America’s Water Resources

Mapping Water Use: Landsat and America’s Water Resources

As droughts rage and aquifers dwindle, people may wonder: Is there enough water to meet all our needs?  Landsat satellites are helping to answer that...

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EarthView – Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas border

EarthView – Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas border

This week's EarthView is a scorcher!

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EarthView – Wind, Waves Alter Coastal Barriers

EarthView – Wind, Waves Alter Coastal Barriers

You'll get washed or blown away by our latest EarthView!

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Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art

Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art

Striking patterns, colors, and shapes emerge from nature

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USGS Partners with European Space Agency to Deliver Copernicus Earth Data

USGS Partners with European Space Agency to Deliver Copernicus Earth Data

The U.S. Geological Survey and the European Space Agency (ESA) have established an innovative partnership to enable USGS storage and redistribution of...

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USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface...
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Media Advisory: Officials, Agencies Celebrate 25 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Sioux Falls

Media Advisory: Officials, Agencies Celebrate 25 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Sioux Falls

The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA will honor their 25-year science partnership and ongoing advancements in land remote sensing at a ceremony in...
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