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January 11, 2017

EarthView–Marree Man Geoglyph in Australia Does Reappearing Act

The Australian Marree Man is reborn!

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January 5, 2017

EarthView–Rare Snow Falls at the Edge of Sahara Desert

Last month, the Sahara saw a rarity: snow!

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January 26, 2017

EarthView–West Africa Atlas Details Efforts to Manage, Preserve Okomu Forest

As part of a new atlas of imagery for West Africa, nearly 33 years of land-use change can be seen in Nigeria's Okomu Forest Reserve.

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February 21, 2017

EarthView–Wildfires Ravage Central, South-Central Chile

Landsat gives us a view of one of the worst wildfires in Chile's history.

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January 19, 2017

EarthView–Wildfires Scorch Pampas Region of Argentina

This week's EarthView shows the effects of 2 dozen wildfires in Argentina.

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October 3, 2017

EarthWord–Continuous Resources

This EarthWord may sound infinite, but it actually refers to a type of finite resource...

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October 4, 2017

EarthWord–Cracking

This EarthWord is probably what you’ve been doing thanks to our fantastic puns...

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October 11, 2017

EarthWord–Discovery

Eureka often accompanies this EarthWord.

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April 18, 2017

EarthWord–Ferrous

While not a Ferris wheel, this EarthWord is just as magnetic an attraction...

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October 18, 2017

EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

No, this EarthWord isn’t how natural gas quenches its thirst-it just sounds like it...

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May 15, 2017

EarthWord–Hazard

It’s not just something you run into on a golf course-it’s this week’s EarthWord!

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April 11, 2017

EarthWord–Hyperspectral

It’s not a caffeinated ghost, but this EarthWord is nearly as trippy...

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