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NASA Explorers S3 E3: The Carbon Problem
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In the Arctic, fires are a natural part of the ecosystem. But as the climate changes, fires are burning longer and hotter, releasing long-buried carbon from the soil.
Landsat: Farming Data From Space
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NASA's fleet of satellites has been watching over Earth for more than half a century, collecting valuable data about the crops that make up our food supply and the water it takes to grow them. This wealth of information allows scientists to monitor farmland—tracking the overall food supply, where specific crops are grown, and how much water it takes to grow them with data from the Landsat satellites and others
Why Geolocational Accuracy Matters
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Satellite imagery has revolutionised industries, all around the world. The resolution and clarity of these images keeps increasing and because of that, it is important to understand the geolocational and geospatial ac...
Earth from Space: Andros, Bahamas
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space program, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Andros, the largest island of the Bahamas.
High Tide Flooding
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Sea level rise is often spoken of in future terms, including projections for impacts we’re likely to see by the end of the century. But in many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.
NASA 2020: Are You Ready?
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Launching Americans from U.S. soil, sending a new rover to Mars and continuing to prepare for human missions to the Moon are just a few of the things NASA has planned for 2020.
Earth from Space: Namib Desert
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Namib Desert, considered the oldest desert on Earth, in this week's edition of the Earth from Space program.
Earth from Space: Ganges Delta
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This week's edition of the Earth from Space program explores the Ganges Delta, the world’s largest river delta, with Copernicus Sentinel-3.
SMOS Monitoring Droughts
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With drought seemingly more commonplace, entrepreneurs are using information on soil moisture from SMOS and data from other satellites to generate commercial data products for the insurance market, ultimately bringing benefits to farmers.
Earth from Space: Tromsø
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Tromsø, the largest city in northern Norway, in this week's edition of the Earth from Space program.
