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The Shrinking Selva Maya

The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico.  


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and forest loss data from the University of Maryland. Historical Landsat image of Mexico and Guatemala originally published here in 2004. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published June 18, 2024
Data acquired March 27, 2000 - February 11, 2024

Sources:
Landsat 5
Landsat 7
Landsat 8
Landsat 9
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Terra
Collection:
Science in Action