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EarthView–Landsat Confirms Spatial Extent of Wind Tower Sediment Plumes

EarthView–Landsat Confirms Spatial Extent of Wind Tower Sediment Plumes

Landsat & Sentinel-2A work together to track sediment plume in the North Sea

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EarthView–Landslide Spreads 6 Miles Across Glacier Bay National Park

EarthView–Landslide Spreads 6 Miles Across Glacier Bay National Park

Two snapshots from Landsat show the extent of a landslide in an Alaska National Park.

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EarthView–Landsat Monitors 1,800-Year-Old Redwoods

EarthView–Landsat Monitors 1,800-Year-Old Redwoods

Landsat gives us a view of the legacy of logging near the Redwood Parks in California.

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EarthView–Landsat Shows Spread of Soberanes Fire

EarthView–Landsat Shows Spread of Soberanes Fire

Landsat 8 shows the progression of one of the biggest wildfire in California yet this year...

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EarthView–Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A

EarthView–Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A

Sentinel 2A's coverage shows it can be a great complement to Landsat imagery.

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EarthView–Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains

Not all wildfires are bad, such as the one in this week's EarthView...

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EarthView–Water, Gravity Carve Out Magnificent Canyonlands

EarthView–Water, Gravity Carve Out Magnificent Canyonlands

Landsat 8 gives us a singular view of Canyonlands National Park.

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EarthView–Fire and Rebirth: Landsat Tells Yellowstone's Story

EarthView–Fire and Rebirth: Landsat Tells Yellowstone's Story

Time may not heal all wounds, but it did a good job with this Yellowstone wildfire...

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Landsat—The Watchman that Never Sleeps

Landsat—The Watchman that Never Sleeps

In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands. Landsat satellites bear witness to the onslaught...

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EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires

EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires

Satellites working together in this week’s EarthView to track a Russian Wildfire...

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EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

Landsat shows how coal development in the Powder River Basin has changed the landscape since 1984...

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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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