What do Indiana Jones and NASA scientists have in common? Both are linked with the discovery of long-hidden, legendary artifacts of ancient civilizations. NASA researchers are now using remote sensing and GIS technologies to explore sites along the ancient Angkor Road in Cambodia and Thailand.
Extreme drought and extraordinary floods are simultaneously devastating portions of the United States, in a set of weather events that are described by a NOAA official as “extreme and exceptional.” Meanwhile, a major heat wave strikes Pakistan and India.
This is the first installment of Earthly Updates, on International Earth Day 2011. Earthzine plans to provide similar updates weekly, highlighting interesting and timely Earth Observation-related events and resources.
