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Predicting Rift Valley Fever
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Predicting Rift Valley Fever

Using satellite data, scientists predicted an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in East Africa months before the first human cases were reported. The early prediction gave governments time to mitigate the spread of the disease.

Published Feb 15, 2009

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Tracking Disease from Space
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Tracking Disease from Space

Published Jul 16, 1999

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East African Rift Valley, Kenya
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East African Rift Valley, Kenya

It is one of the great tectonic features of Africa—caused by fracturing of the Earth’s crust—and includes the classical geologic structures associated with a rift valley.

Published Apr 2, 2012

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Global Vegetation
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Global Vegetation

Published Apr 3, 2008

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