Earth  ID: 10753

Zoom in to Smith Island, MD

Released on May 13, 2011
As sea levels rise, islands in the Chesapeake Bay are disappearing under water.
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Rising sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay are threatening Smith Island, MD. This video uses natural-color Landsat images from 1983-2011 to show a timelapse of the changes to the island's area.

Credits

Matthew R. Radcliff (UMBC): Video Editor
Matthew R. Radcliff (UMBC): Producer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Landsat

This item is part of these series:
Sea Level Rise
Landsat

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Landsat
SVS >> Zoom
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Sea Level
NASA Science >> Earth