These #Landsat images show the same estuary in northeastern China 36 years apart.
A salt-loving seepweed turns the coast a deep red in the fall, which highlights how the estuary has changed due to coastal developments from 1986 (left) to 2022 (right). https://go.nasa.gov/3oen6YS
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A Changing Estuary Lined With Red
Satellite observations of seepweed are helping scientists track how these treasured, colorful plants are faring as coastal landscapes in northeastern China change.go.nasa.gov