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October 14, 2016

EarthView–Cedar River Surges to Second-Highest Level in Eastern Iowa

Landsat 8 shows significant flooding on Iowa's Cedar River

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October 6, 2016

Landsat 8 Enhancements Detailed in Special Issue of Science Journal

More data, better data, expanded applications

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September 30, 2016

EarthView–Landsat Confirms Spatial Extent of Wind Tower Sediment Plumes

Landsat & Sentinel-2A work together to track sediment plume in the North Sea

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September 16, 2016

EarthView–Landslide Spreads 6 Miles Across Glacier Bay National Park

Two snapshots from Landsat show the extent of a landslide in an Alaska National Park.

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September 2, 2016

EarthView–Landsat Monitors 1,800-Year-Old Redwoods

Landsat gives us a view of the legacy of logging near the Redwood Parks in California.

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August 26, 2016

EarthView–Landsat Shows Spread of Soberanes Fire

Landsat 8 shows the progression of one of the biggest wildfire in California yet this year...

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August 19, 2016

EarthView–Crater Lake Image Shows Potential of Sentinel-2A

Sentinel 2A's coverage shows it can be a great complement to Landsat imagery.

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August 12, 2016

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains

Not all wildfires are bad, such as the one in this week's EarthView...

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July 29, 2016

EarthView–Water, Gravity Carve Out Magnificent Canyonlands

Landsat 8 gives us a singular view of Canyonlands National Park.

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July 22, 2016

EarthView–Fire and Rebirth: Landsat Tells Yellowstone's Story

Time may not heal all wounds, but it did a good job with this Yellowstone wildfire...

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July 18, 2016

Landsat—The Watchman that Never Sleeps

In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands. Landsat satellites bear witness to the onslaught...

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July 15, 2016

EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires

Satellites working together in this week’s EarthView to track a Russian Wildfire...

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