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Analyzing Drought Conditions in Desert and Rainforest Environments
Category: Managing Water Quality and Precipitation Anomalies Project Team: Levant and Central America Climate Team Location: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information – Asheville, North Carolina
Why has the Amazon, the “Earth’s lung,” become a major source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, particularly between 2008 and 2012?
Abstract Greenhouse gases have increased considerably in the Amazon over the last decade. During this time, Brazil has become the fourth-largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions. In this research, we focused on the time between 2008 and 2011 to explore the reasons for this increase, but discovered that it was… Read More +South African satellite mosaics, the Taj Mahal sinking, and Dubai's impressive night lights
We update our syndicated feed daily with content relevant to Earth Observation. You can subscribe to our RSS feed here. We also recommend checking back regularly. For our second Best Of Syndication, we again take a look around the world with some of our favorite syndicated posts from striking… Read More +Assessing the Spring 2011 Mississippi River Basin Floods using NASA Radar and Multispectral Remote Sensing
Using NASA Remote Sensing to Address Public Health Concerns Regarding Dengue Fever in Mexican States
New Sentinel Satellite Launch by the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency is launching Sentinel-1, the first of five satellite missions in the Copernicus program.
The European Commission (EC) and partner European Space Agency… Read More +
Sentinel-1. Image Credit: ESA.
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