Satellite images show how NC's coastal forests have changed over the last 35 years (IMAGE)

Duke University

Satellite images show how NC's coastal forests have changed over the last 35 years

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This animation uses satellite images to show changes in tree cover across 245,000 acres in the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula over 35 years, from 1985 to 2019. Green areas represent healthy forests. Brown areas are dominated by shrubs. Red areas have a high density of dead trees.

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Source: Satellite images by NASA/USGS Landsat

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