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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Images Confirm New York Drought
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NASA Images Confirm New York Drought
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large images: September 18, 2000 February 3, 2002 Whether you look at the glass as half empty or half full, reservoirs at 52 percent of capacity for a major metropolitan area spell trouble. On March 26, 2002, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a drought emergency for the city and four upstate counties in response to the worst drought to hit the eastern United States in nearly 70 years. Restrictions on water use will affect more than 8 million residents of New York. Further evidence of the extent of New York?s current drought emergency can be seen in new images taken by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA?s Terra satellite. The ASTER image pair depicts a 215-square-kilometer (80-square-mile) area around Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskill Mountains, one of several Catskills reservoirs that supply water to the New York City metropolitan area. The images, taken September 18, 2000, and February 3, 2002, show a dramatic decrease in reservoir water level to the current 52 percent of capacity. Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan AST ER Science Team
Description
large images: September 18, 2000 February 3, 2002 Whether you look at the glass as half empty or half full, reservoirs at 52 percent of capacity for a major metropolitan area spell trouble. On March 26, 2002, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a drought emergency for the city and four upstate counties in response to the worst drought to hit the eastern United States in nearly 70 years. Restrictions on water use will affect more than 8 million residents of New York. Further evidence of the extent of New York?s current drought emergency can be seen in new images taken by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA?s Terra satellite. The ASTER image pair depicts a 215-square-kilometer (80-square-mile) area around Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskill Mountains, one of several Catskills reservoirs that supply water to the New York City metropolitan area. The images, taken September 18, 2000, and February 3, 2002, show a dramatic decrease in reservoir water level to the current 52 percent of capacity. Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan AST ER Science Team
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Terra- ASTER
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Terra- ASTER
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ASTER
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ASTER
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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Terra
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Terra
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Japan
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Japan
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New York
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New York
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New York City
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New York City
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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United States of America
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United States of America
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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September 18, 2000
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September 18, 2000
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February 3, 2002
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February 3, 2002
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March 26, 2002
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March 26, 2002
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2000
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2000
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2002
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2002
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SPD-ETOBS-2637
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