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Nighttime lights over the US - feature page

Nighttime Lights Over the US

Image captured on 29 January 2017 by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 31, 2020

A protected spring provides a clean water supply to residents in Sauri, Kenya. (Image courtesy of Glenn Denning)

War on Hunger

Scientists use geospatial analysis to identify pockets of hunger and the geographic and physical causes of hunger.

Feature Article

July 28, 2020

The abandoned Copper River and Northwestern Railway near Strelna in south-central Alaska illustrates how building a railroad on permafrost thaw can cause the railroad bed to settle unevenly.

Riding the Permafrost Express

Researchers use innovative techniques to protect the newly constructed Qinghai-Xizang railroad across the Tibetan Plateau from permafrost.

Feature Article

July 28, 2020

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