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April 29, 2016

EarthView – Chernobyl 30 Years Later

After 30 years, it's still a hot topic...

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April 29, 2016

Mapping Water Use: Landsat and America’s Water Resources

As droughts rage and aquifers dwindle, people may wonder: Is there enough water to meet all our needs? Landsat satellites are helping to answer that...

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April 22, 2016

EarthView – Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas border

This week's EarthView is a scorcher!

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April 15, 2016

EarthView – Wind, Waves Alter Coastal Barriers

You'll get washed or blown away by our latest EarthView!

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March 29, 2016

Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art

Striking patterns, colors, and shapes emerge from nature

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March 15, 2016

USGS Partners with European Space Agency to Deliver Copernicus Earth Data

The U.S. Geological Survey and the European Space Agency (ESA) have established an innovative partnership to enable USGS storage and redistribution of...

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November 30, 2015

USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface...

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August 25, 2015

Media Advisory: Officials, Agencies Celebrate 25 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Sioux Falls

The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA will honor their 25-year science partnership and ongoing advancements in land remote sensing at a ceremony in...

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June 26, 2015

USGS Welcomes European Space Agency’s New Land Observing Satellite

The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite...

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June 18, 2015

A New Era of Space Collaboration between Australia and U.S.

On June 18, 2015 in Canberra, Australia, the U.S. Geological Survey and Geoscience Australia signed a comprehensive new partnership to maximize land...

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June 2, 2015

USGS Ups Ease of Use for Landsat Data

Landsat satellite data have been produced, archived, and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. Data users in many different fields...

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May 28, 2015

Heat Accelerates Dry in California Drought

Although record low precipitation has been the main driver of one of the worst droughts in California history, abnormally high temperatures have also...

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