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Breaks in Ice on the Volga River
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Breaks in Ice on the Volga River

This image of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Station and the Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station was captured by ASTER on January 29, 2004. Small puffs of clouds hang over the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond. The cooling pond and the stretch of open water downriver of the dam at the Saratov Hydroelectric Station are the only places free of winter’s grip.

Published Jan 6, 2008

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The Largest Solar Power Plant in Europe (For Now)
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The Largest Solar Power Plant in Europe (For Now)

The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant in Spain will supply energy to 250,000 people per year.

Published Mar 7, 2020

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Kiev, Ukraine
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Kiev, Ukraine

Published Mar 19, 2006

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Puerto Rico Goes Dark
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Puerto Rico Goes Dark

A power plant fire left much of the island without electricity.

Published Sep 23, 2016

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Harvesting Sunlight in California
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Harvesting Sunlight in California

Situated in the Mohave Desert, Ivanpah solar power station became the world’s largest thermal power tower system.

Published Mar 16, 2014

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Power Plant Monitoring
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Power Plant Monitoring

Published Apr 28, 2001

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Chernobyl, Ukraine
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Chernobyl, Ukraine

Twenty-three years after the explosion at Reactor Number Four, a NASA satellite glimpsed the remains.

Published Aug 5, 2009

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Toxic Sludge in Hungary
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Toxic Sludge in Hungary

Acquired October 9, 2010, this natural-color image shows the toxic sludge spill from an alumina plant in southern Hungary.

Published Oct 12, 2010

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Our Reliance on Plants is Increasing
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Our Reliance on Plants is Increasing

A representation of the pressure local populations put on their ecosystem, this map shows how much plant matter people need for food and other products compared to the amount of plant material produced in each region.

Published Dec 15, 2010

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Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee
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Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2008, the earthen wall of a containment pond at Tennessee’s Kingston Fossil Plant gave way. The breach released 1.3 million cubic meters (1.7 cubic yards) of sludge, infiltrating a nearby river and damaging dozens of homes.

Published Jan 6, 2009

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Harbin, China
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Harbin, China

Published Nov 30, 2005

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The Mosquito Coast
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The Mosquito Coast

Published Apr 1, 2006

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Eastmain Reservoir, Quebec
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Eastmain Reservoir, Quebec

Acquired May 19, 2011, this natural-color scene shows a work-in-progress hydroelectric project along the Rupert River in Quebec, Canada.

Published Aug 7, 2011

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