Deserts
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Bahrain
The most noticeable land change in these Landsat images is simply the ...
Black Rock Playa, Nevada, USA
In a desolate corner of Nevada, a playa surrounded by rugged mountains...
Doha, Qatar
Doha, the capital of Qatar, used to be a small fishing and pearl divin...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds about 6% of the world’s total oil...
Escondida Mine, Chile
Isolated in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, the open-pit Escondida Mi...
Lake Hamoun, Iran and Afghanistan
The Sistan Basin lies on the Iran-Afghanistan border. Melted snow from...
Lake Urmia, Iran
Lake Urmia in Iran is another closed basin lake that has been shrinkin...
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in...
Nile River Delta, Egypt
These images show the dramatic urban growth within the Nile River Delt...
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Not too long ago, Nouakchott, Mauritania, was a small fishing town. It...
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, and its suburbs are growing rapidly, both in populat...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The modernization of Saudi Arabia has been a recent and rapid phenomen...
Rosso, Mauritania
The border area of Mauritania and Senegal in westernmost Africa is an ...
Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City, Kuwait
In southeastern Kuwait, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, a fascinatin...
Salar de Atacama, Chile
If you like being connected to the world everywhere you go with a smar...
Sharq El Owainat, Egypt
The Landsat satellites were designed to detect landscape changes over ...
Toshka Project, Egypt
In southern Egypt, the sandy desert has turned into a lakes region. Be...
Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia
Oil and water don’t mix. But in the desert of Saudi Arabia, they do ha...
Yucca Flat, Nevada, USA
One of the most cratered landscapes on Earth is part of the Nevada des...