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Ariquemes A Rondônia, Brazil story

Deforestation  / 
Forests
  1. Rondônia, Brazil
  2. Ariquemes
Description

The early images show main roads cutting through the forest. Highway 421 snakes through the forest south-southwest from the city of Ariquemes, and Highway 364 runs roughly north to south through Ariquemes. More roads branch out from the main ones to create the fishbone pattern. As time goes on, a patchwork of cleared areas, forest remnants, and settlements is left behind.

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Location

June 19, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 249/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 19, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 249/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 24, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 24, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 16, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 16, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 22, 1992, Landsat 4 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 22, 1992, Landsat 4 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

Aug. 10, 2001, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

Aug. 10, 2001, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 18, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 18, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 27, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 27, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 16, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

July 16, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

June 19, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 249/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
June 24, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
July 16, 1986, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
June 22, 1992, Landsat 4 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
Aug. 10, 2001, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
July 5, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
July 18, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
July 27, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil
July 16, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 232/67) — Ariquemes, Brazil

Rondônia, Brazil Additional Imagery & Stories

Animation
Animation

Play this animation to see the change in this area happen from 1975 to 2017. The animation uses a Landsat image from most of the years in this time pe...

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Deforestation Causes
Deforestation Causes

The primary cause of this deforestation is conversion to cropland and pasture. But the reasons for this conversion are varied. Countries that have ext...

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