Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

The Ayeyarwady Delta—also called the Irrawaddy Delta—is a vast alluvial floodplain. The delta spans over 35,000 km²(13,500 mi²) and was once home to an extensive tract of mangrove forests, but deforestation has changed the landscape. One scientific study estimated that the delta lost 1,685 km² (651 mi²) from 1978 to 2011. This 50-year sequence of Landsat images shows the relatively rapid loss of mangrove forest.

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Jan. 1974, Landsat 1 (path/row 142,143/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Feb. 1, 1989, Landsat 4 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 31, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 23, 2003, Landsat 7 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 15, 2009, Landsat 5 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 29, 2014, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Feb. 6, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 14, 2020, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 3, 2022, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Jan. 9, 2024, Landsat 8 (path/row 133/49) — Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

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