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#           Eyes on Earth Episode 68 - Tracking Mangroves by Satellite      

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      By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center       February 17, 2022    

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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn what satellites can tell us about mangrove forests.

 

 

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**Summary**: The sturdy root systems of mangrove forests act as buffer zones along the coastlines of some of the planet’s most vulnerable communities, protecting lives, ecosystems and property from the rigors of hurricanes and tsunamis. The dual stressors of climate change and man-made changes to the environment such as offshore aquaculture have damaged these critical buffer zones in recent years. Remote sensing scientists are using satellite data to understand the impact those changes will have on the communities they protect as temperatures continue to warm worldwide and extreme weather events become more frequent. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to one of those scientists, Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo.

**Guest:**Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, Research Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

**Host:** John Hult

**Producer:** John Hult

**Release date:** February 21, 2022

**More on remote sensing, mangroves and gold mining:**
                                - Lola Fatoyinbo Staff bio – NASA GSFC
                                - Storm surge and ponding explain mangrove dieback in southwest Florida following Hurricane Irma
                                - The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

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tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn what satellites can tell us about mangrove forests.

 

 

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**Summary**: The sturdy root systems of mangrove forests act as buffer zones along the coastlines of some of the planet’s most vulnerable communities, protecting lives, ecosystems and property from the rigors of hurricanes and tsunamis. The dual stressors of climate change and man-made changes to the environment such as offshore aquaculture have damaged these critical buffer zones in recent years. Remote sensing scientists are using satellite data to understand the impact those changes will have on the communities they protect as temperatures continue to warm worldwide and extreme weather events become more frequent. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to one of those scientists, Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo.

**Guest:**Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, Research Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

**Host:** John Hult

**Producer:** John Hult

**Release date:** February 21, 2022

**More on remote sensing, mangroves and gold mining:**
                                - Lola Fatoyinbo Staff bio – NASA GSFC
                                - Storm surge and ponding explain mangrove dieback in southwest Florida following Hurricane Irma
                                - The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

### Contacts

#### Timothy A. Glynn

##### Chief of Staff

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

### Explore Search

                      - Landsat 
                      - Resource Mapping and Monitoring
                      - Vegetation Dynamics
                      - Vegetation, Water and Climate Dynamics
                      - Remote Sensing Research and Development
                      - Terrain Monitoring and Modeling
                      - Climate
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Landsat
                      - Landsat 8
                      - Landsat 9
                      - Mangroves
                      - Remote Sensing
                      - podcasts
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - satellites
                      - earth observation
                      - ghana
                      - Gold Mining

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