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EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

In 25 years, New Delhi's population almost trippled...

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EarthView–Large Wildfire Consumes Boreal Forest in Eastern Russia

EarthView–Large Wildfire Consumes Boreal Forest in Eastern Russia

Parts of greater Siberia, usually known for its shivering, is heating up in this week's EarthView...

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EarthView–Beaufort Sea Ice Experiences Unusually Early Breakup

EarthView–Beaufort Sea Ice Experiences Unusually Early Breakup

Think breaking up is hard to do? Not for ice in the Beaufort Sea in this week’s EarthView...

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EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

This week’s Earthview is of the Brazos River Flood...

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EarthView–Eye of the Sahara

EarthView–Eye of the Sahara

Believe it or not, it's not a meteor's impact crater!

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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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