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As Las Vegas spreads into the desert, water gets even more scarce; NASA photos reveal 25 years of explosive growth, but it comes at a price

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 25, 2009 at 6:50 am

From Mother Nature Network:

Satellite images captured by NASA over a 25-year period show the spread of Las Vegas into the surrounding desert, illustrating an explosion in population that has exacerbated the region’s water availability issues.

NASA’s Landsat 5 satellite, which can’t render individual buildings but detects land use changes, captured true-color, photo-like images on October 22, 1984; May 29, 1989; June 28, 1994; May 9, 1999; June 7, 2004; and January 12, 2009. These images provide a stark look at just how rapidly the city has grown.

Check out the progression of satellite images and the rest of this article from Mother Nature Network by clicking here.

June 25, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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  1. Las Vegas from space over 25 years | on June 29th, 2009 11:41 am

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