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Vegetation in North America
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Vegetation in North America

Published Dec 22, 2001

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Northern Greening
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Northern Greening

Published Oct 1, 2001

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Drought Devastates Vegetation in Oklahoma Panhandle
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Drought Devastates Vegetation in Oklahoma Panhandle

As of early August 2008, the Oklahoma panhandle was experiencing its driest year (previous 365 days) since 1921, according to records kept by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. Through July, year-to-date precipitation in Boise City, in the heart of Cimarron County, was only about 4.8 inches, barely half of average and drier than some years in the 1930s, the height of the Dust Bowl.

Published Aug 14, 2008

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Spring
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Spring

For more than two decades, satellites have been observing seasonal patterns of Earth's vegetation. In eastern North America, the spring “green up” is one of the most dramatic changes satellites observe.

Published Sep 15, 2007

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