Deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
July 25, 2025
The Gran Chaco—South America’s second largest forest—is disappearing. Watch decades of forest change, as captured by Landsat satellites.
The Gran Chaco—South America’s second largest forest—is disappearing. Watch decades of forest change, as captured by Landsat satellites.
Using observations from Landsat 5 through Landsat 8, scientists determined that the area of vegetated land on the Antarctic Peninsula grew from 0.86 to 11.95 square kilometers (0.33 to 4.61 square miles) between 1986 and 2021.
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