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Urbanization of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Urbanization of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

In western Africa, just south of the Sahara Desert, lies the landlocked nation of Burkina Faso. The nation experienced a 200 percent increase in urban population between 1975 and 2000. Much of that growth occurred in the capital city of Ouagadougou: Between 1960 and 1993, Ouagadougou experienced a 14-fold increase in area.

Published Jun 29, 2008

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Dakar, Senegal
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Dakar, Senegal

Published Jul 6, 2008

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Adis Abeba, Ethiopia
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Adis Abeba, Ethiopia

Although it is only the tenth largest country in Africa, Ethiopia is the second most populous country on the continent. Nearly a third of the country’s urban population lives in Adis Abeba (more commonly known as Addis Ababa).

Published Nov 7, 2008

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Rice Farming in Guinea-Bissau
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Rice Farming in Guinea-Bissau

Published Aug 17, 2008

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Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli, Libya

Deserts cover Libya’s interior, but cities such as Tripoli have expanded along the fertile lowlands of the country’s coast.

Published Nov 9, 2008

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El Paso, Texas
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El Paso, Texas

Though governed by separate countries, the cities of El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, merge into an apparently seamless metropolis in this satellite image, but vegetation is confined mostly to the United States' side of the border.

Published Mar 15, 2009

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Tehran Urbanization
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Tehran Urbanization

Explosive urban growth is documented in this pair of images of Tehran from 1985 and 2009.

Published Nov 20, 2009

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Ouargla Oasis, Algeria
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Ouargla Oasis, Algeria

In the arid stretches of southern Algeria lies the Ouargla Oasis. The imagery shows both urbanization near the oasis, and an assortment of irrigated fields in the region.

Published Feb 1, 2009

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