Articles & Stories Could Satellites Help Head Off a Locust Invasion? A single desert locust can consume its body weight in vegetation in one day. When 40 million of them gather, they can devour as much food as 35,000 people. April 14, 2020
Articles & Stories Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Land Cover, Land Use Change, and Ecosystems To sustainably manage forest landscapes, governments and decision makers need accurate and up-to-date information on the extent of the forests they manage and the ways they are changing. July 16, 2018
Articles & Stories Irwin earns Rotary Award for Excellence in Service to Humanity On December 14, 2016, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Dan Irwin received the Rotary Humanitarian STAR Award. December 17, 2016
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