After decades of decline, satellites show mangrove forests are covering more area and growing more densely in this West African country.
Published Mar 21, 2018
While the rate of losses has declined, the ecosystems are still threatened and are facing more environmental stress.
Published Aug 25, 2020Image of the Day Land Life Water Human Presence Remote Sensing
What does Landsat have in common with the Gutenberg Bible, Tolstoy’s personal library, and the Book of Kells?
Published Nov 24, 2011
Satellites offer some needed perspective on the status of vulnerable mangrove forests along the Indian city’s many waterways.
Published Nov 30, 2017
Record-high temperatures and reduced rainfall have decimated the trees and shrubs along the northern coast.
Published Aug 10, 2016
Tree and plant cover has deteriorated considerably in some areas, while advancing in other areas that previously burned or used to be frozen.
Published Jul 27, 2020
A fishing town became a bustling city after Malawi’s president moved the capital there.
Published Dec 19, 2018
Management and restoration features are visible in Florida’s unique subtropical wilderness.
Published Nov 12, 2016
The Chinese city has reclaimed land from shallow coastal waters at a rapid rate.
Published Dec 11, 2019
The variety of landscapes in southeastern Florida and the northern Everglades illustrates why you might want to see the world in false color.
Published Apr 1, 2014
Beginning in 1932, Dutch engineers completed a dike across the Zuiderzee to create a freshwater lake. Engineers later used pumps to drain water from the area, creating expanses of usable land known as polders. These images show changes in the land cover in one such polder between 1980 and 2007.
Published Aug 3, 2008
The release of a burst of extra water on the lower Colorado River allowed vegetation on the banks to revive and sprout new growth.
Published Dec 18, 2014
The mangroves in Pongara National Park are among the tallest in the world, towering up to 60 meters.
Published May 19, 2017
A research team flew over the Everglades and found that an estimated 60 percent of their mangrove study areas were heavily or severely damaged by hurricanes in 2017.
Published Apr 19, 2018
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