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Mining impact in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan

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Feb 08, 2012
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The landscape of Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province, near the Caspian Sea, has changed since oil and gas deposits in the region began to be exploited in the early 1990s. The 2011 image shows production facilities in the desert with settlements built around them. Increased fossil fuel production in this area has raised concerns about the quality and availability of freshwater needed for rural development and public health. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, "Expanding Oil Production in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan," U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.
The landscape of Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province, near the Caspian Sea, has changed since oil and gas deposits in the region began to be exploited in the early 1990s. The 2011 image shows production facilities in the desert with settlements built around them. Increased fossil fuel production in this area has raised concerns about the quality and availability of freshwater needed for rural development and public health. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, "Expanding Oil Production in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan," U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.

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Mining impact in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan

August 6, 1987 - July 23, 2011

The landscape of Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province, near the Caspian Sea, has changed since oil and gas deposits in the region began to be exploited in the early 1990s. The 2011 image shows production facilities in the desert with settlements built around them. Increased fossil fuel production in this area has raised concerns about the quality and availability of freshwater needed for rural development and public health. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, "Expanding Oil Production in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan," U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.

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