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How Earth Changed In 2015

From raging forest fires to dwindling snowmelt to the extraordinary birth of new ocean islands

January 13, 2016 — Sometimes the best way to witness planetary happenings — and to gain perspective on them — is from high above. Below are satellite images and aerial photos from the NASA Earth Observatory that capture some of the more dramatic changes that shaped the earth over the past year.

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Massive California gas leak provokes anger

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GAS LEAK. This infrared image released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) shows methane gas leaking from the Aliso Canyon facility near the Porter Ranch suburb of Los Angeles. Photo by Environmental Defense Fund/AFP
The leak is detected on October 23 in an underground natural gas well at the Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon site – one of the largest gas facilities in the United States

LOS ANGELES, USA (Jan. 9, 2016) — For several weeks, Sam Mongeau’s three-year-old daughter Bella has had a lingering cough, while other members of his family have experienced nose bleeds, headaches and fatigue.

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A single gas well leak is California’s biggest contributor to climate change

SoCalGas crews and technical experts try to stop the flow of natural gas leaking from a storage well at the utility’s Aliso Canyon facility. Photograph: Javier Mendoza/AP
Rupture of Aliso Canyon well has released more than 77,000 metric tons of methane and refocused attention on America’s accident-prone infrastructure

January 7, 2016 —The single biggest contributor to climate change in California is a blown-out natural gas well more than 8,700ft underground, state authorities and campaign groups said Monday.

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California massive methane leak by numbers

Aerial view of the blown out natural gas well, Aliso Canyon (Pic: Flickr/Earthworks)
A bust SoCal well in Aliso Canyon is spewing natural gas into the air, in the biggest point source of pollution in the state

January 7, 2016 — California has some of the most ambitious climate change policies in the US.

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Millions of California’s Trees May Die Due to Drought

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Satellite data and laser-imaging technology has shown that about 888 million trees in California have experienced water losses due to the ongoing drought.

January 1, 2016 — The new study from the Carnegie Institution for Science – published December 28 in the journal of the National Academy of Sciences – used a new and much better technique to assess the health of tree population in California. Continue reading Millions of California’s Trees May Die Due to Drought