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Global Forest Disturbance Alert System, Deforestation Photo via ShutterstockA collaboration between NASA researchers at Ames laboratory in California and the environmental news and watchdog site, Mongabay has created a tool that tracks global deforestation—the Global Forest Disturbance Alert system. The online system works by compiling information of the Earth's surface collected by orbiting satellites. By doing so, it looks for signs of forest loss down to five square kilometers....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-and-mongabay-create-global-forest-disturbance-alert-system-to-track-deforestation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Global Deforestation AppA collaboration between NASA researchers at Ames laboratory in California and the environmental news and watchdog site, Mongabay has created a tool that tracks global deforestation—the Global Forest Disturbance Alert system. The online system works by compiling information of the Earth's surface collected by orbiting satellites. By doing so, it looks for signs of forest loss down to five square kilometers....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-and-mongabay-create-global-forest-disturbance-alert-system-to-track-deforestation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Indonesia closeupA collaboration between NASA researchers at Ames laboratory in California and the environmental news and watchdog site, Mongabay has created a tool that tracks global deforestation—the Global Forest Disturbance Alert system. The online system works by compiling information of the Earth's surface collected by orbiting satellites. By doing so, it looks for signs of forest loss down to five square kilometers....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-and-mongabay-create-global-forest-disturbance-alert-system-to-track-deforestation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Rubber trees deforestationA collaboration between NASA researchers at Ames laboratory in California and the environmental news and watchdog site, Mongabay has created a tool that tracks global deforestation—the Global Forest Disturbance Alert system. The online system works by compiling information of the Earth's surface collected by orbiting satellites. By doing so, it looks for signs of forest loss down to five square kilometers....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-and-mongabay-create-global-forest-disturbance-alert-system-to-track-deforestation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
