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Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
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The dataset provides a picture of food insecurity over a 10-year period, in five global regions.
News
July 12, 2021
SEDAC releases datasets showing impacts in patterns of socioeconomic development in the era of climate change.
News
June 16, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Deborah Balk, to create new, demographically informed methods to forecast city growth.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Karen Seto, to study the environmental effects of urbanization.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Lela Prashad, for exploring how people live in and experience urban environments.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Adam Storeygard, for economic studies of urbanization and development.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
The 2020 release of the EPI ranks 180 countries in environmental health and ecosystem vitality based on 32 indicators.
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April 13, 2021
Approximately one-third of Earth’s ice-free land surface is devoted to agriculture and livestock. Dr. Ramankutty uses Earth observing data to help find pathways to more sustainable agricultural practices.
Data User Story
April 13, 2021
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