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Rising Flood Risks in Bangladesh
The number of people living in flood-prone areas has increased in recent decades.
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A Half-Century of Loss in Northwest Greenland
A pair of Landsat images acquired 49 years apart reveals where the region’s glaciers and ice caps have retreated and narrowed.
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Summer Color for Hood Canal
Though they were a bit tardy this year, the coccolithophores have arrived in Washington's waters.
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Oyyl Dune Field, Kazakhstan
Fluvial floodplains are a common source of sand, so dune fields often form immediately downwind of them.
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Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles
The sulfurous waters of the archipelago's mangrove swamps host the world's largest bacteria.
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Earth's Iconic Waves, Observed by Landsat
The broad perspective from satellites shows the landscapes and seascapes surrounding some of the world's tallest, longest, fastest, and heaviest waves.
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Patterns of Forest Change in Bolivia
Deforestation patterns near Santa Cruz de la Sierra reflect different waves of settlers and economic activities.
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