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Annual NLCD’s Insights Rely on Long Landsat Record
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The Landsat satellite program, with its unparalleled 53-year historic record, can reveal changes through the Annual National Land Cover Database…

Aug 11, 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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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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Forty Years of Change in Louisiana’s Wetlands
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Landsat images show that in the past 40 years alone, Louisiana’s coastal wetlands have undergone substantial changes.

May 19, 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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Mapping Forest Damage from Hurricane Milton on Florida’s West Coast
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Rising sea levels and increased ocean temperatures are supercharging hurricanes. Using satellite data can help monitor vulnerable ecosystems.

Mar 28, 2025
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Beyond the Visible: Landsat Next’s New Spectral Bands
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With Landsat Next’s 26 new spectral bands, we’ll be able to see our planet like never before. Landsat Next’s enhanced…

Mar 14, 2025
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NASA Study Finds Potential Carbon Sink in Boreal Forest Growth
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New research led by Landsat 8/9 Project Scientist Chris Neigh used Landsat and ICESat-2 data to investigate how boreal forests…

Mar 11, 2025
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Mapping Grasslands: An Underappreciated Ecosystem
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Grasslands tend to get left out of conservation discussion. New research from the World Resources Institute maps how they’ve changed…

Feb 14, 2025
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