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While particulate pollution decreased overall across the greater Houston metropolitan area, social vulnerability from pollution and heat is increasing in more urban areas.
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Images captured on Sep 6 and Sep 4, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Image captured on 18 September 2021 by the OLI instrument aboard the Landsat 8 satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Deborah Balk, to create new, demographically informed methods to forecast city growth.
Data User Story
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Karen Seto, to study the environmental effects of urbanization.
Data User Story
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Adam Storeygard, for economic studies of urbanization and development.
Data User Story
Data from NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center were used to create interactive maps included in the exhibit.
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