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Thomsen River Estuary, Banks Island
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Thomsen River Estuary, Banks Island

Sea ice and waterways along the north side of Canada’s high-Arctic island reveal compelling patterns when viewed from above.

Published Nov 30, 2020

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Horton River Delta, Arctic Canada
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Horton River Delta, Arctic Canada

In the past few centuries, a river in northwestern Canada stopped wandering and assumed a more direct route to the sea.

Published Sep 4, 2012

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Liverpool Bay and Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Canada
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Liverpool Bay and Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Canada

Acquired September 2, 2000, this natural-color image shows the area around Liverpool Bay in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Published Aug 21, 2011

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Taz River, Russia
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Taz River, Russia

Half-frozen, half-thawed, the Taz River was in transition when Landsat 8 acquired this series of images in June 2013.

Published Jul 20, 2013

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Canadian Canola Fields
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Canadian Canola Fields

Vast tracts of the prairie turn yellow in the summer when this oil-rich crop blooms.

Published Aug 27, 2019

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Where the Geese Gather
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Where the Geese Gather

The Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary in Canada is marked by its diverse terrain and large number of feathery inhabitants.

Published Oct 11, 2019

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Fall Color Arrives in the U.S. and Canada
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Fall Color Arrives in the U.S. and Canada

Leaves change from green to orange and brown across the United States and Canada.

Published Oct 15, 2015

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Flooding in Bangladesh
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Flooding in Bangladesh

Published Oct 18, 2005

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Floods Color US Waterways
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Floods Color US Waterways

Published Apr 7, 2005

Floods

Tawny Swirls in the Kara Sea
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Tawny Swirls in the Kara Sea

Freshwater from the Yenisei River, stained brown with organic materials, mixes with Arctic seawater off the coast of Russia.

Published Aug 17, 2019

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When Rivers are Borders
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When Rivers are Borders

A new dataset reveals interesting patterns about where and why rivers define national borders.

Published Sep 17, 2020

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Floods in Thailand
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Floods in Thailand

Published Oct 16, 2006

Floods

Arctic Views
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Arctic Views

Operation IceBridge, an aerial ice surveying mission, has plenty of area to cover.

Published May 9, 2014

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