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Iraq Reservoirs Plunge to Low Levels
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A multi-year drought has put extra strain on farmers and water managers in the Middle Eastern country.

Nov 19, 2025
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Reshaping the Forests Around Kisangani
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Satellite data show decades of gradual but persistent change to forests around one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s…

Sep 21, 2025
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Deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
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The Gran Chaco—South America’s second largest forest—is disappearing. Watch decades of forest change, as captured by Landsat satellites.

Jul 25, 2025
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Celebrating 53 Years Since Landsat 1’s Launch
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When the first Landsat satellite launched in 1972, it posed the following question: could we manage our natural resources using…

Jul 23, 2025
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One Million Reasons to Celebrate Landsat 9
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The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center archive has more than one million Landsat 9 Level-1 products (that’s over…

Jul 21, 2025
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A Planet in Focus – Landsat 7’s Legacy
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Celebrating the 25-year mission of Landsat 7, a NASA/USGS satellite that revolutionized Earth observation with high-resolution imagery used in agriculture,…

Jun 10, 2025
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A Final Farewell to Landsat 7
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The Landsat 7 satellite launched in April 1999 and will be decommissioned after 26 years in orbit. Its science mission,…

Jun 5, 2025
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Undamming the Klamath
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Between October 2023 and October 2024, the four dams of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project were taken down, opening more than…

May 29, 2025
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Hispaniola’s Changing Forests
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Haiti lost nearly half of its primary forests between 1996 and 2022, with fires and tree-cutting being major drivers of…

May 5, 2025
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