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  • The MEDEA Legacy: Darkened Data Shed Light on a Changing Planet and Environmental Security

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    March 27, 2019  //  By Evan Barnard
    Aral Sea Shrink

    In 2018, California experienced its most destructive wildfires in history. Satellite imagery shared by NASA scientists helped firefighters track fires and map damage by comparing satellite images documenting changes to the Earth’s surface. These types of images existed for decades but were classified for military purposes until the government program MEDEA identified their potential benefit and advocated for public access in the 1990s. According to former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Chief Scientist and MEDEA member Richard Spinrad, “the systems that might be used for early detection of a missile launch may work equally well for detection of wildfires.”

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  • Global Water and National Security: Why the Time Is Now

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 6, 2017  //  By Sherri Goodman, Ruth Greenspan Bell & Nausheen Iqbal
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    During the 2016 campaign President Trump stated that clean water would be a top priority of his administration, telling ScienceDebate.org “it may be the most important issue we face as a nation for the next generation.” Now is the time to make good on that commitment.

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