New
This table gives a quick overview of recent changes to the Atlas website as well as recently added case studies (the date indicates when the case study was added to the atlas):
| Date | Type | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 |  |
New case study: Mont Saint-Michel, France An ancient abbey on an island between ebb tide and flood, tourist destination and oyster cultivation. |
| 2025-03-12 |  |
New case study: Tokyo Bay, Japan A growing population and developing economy made a megacity expand into the sea, significantly changing the coastline. |
| 2025-03-04 |  |
New case study: Batagai, Russia Thawing permafrost in Siberia due to global warming leads to enhanced erosion of the soil and to the formation of a large crater. |
| 2025-02-14 |  |
New case study: Shanghai, China The development of the thriving center of China’s economy highlights land use change connected with urban growth. |
| 2025-02-10 |  |
New Version 1.1 online – adaptation of the User Interface to ESA layout |
| 2025-01-17 |  |
New case study: Grindavík, Iceland Tectonic processes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are the reason for enhanced volcanic activities in the region. |
| 2024-11-15 |  |
New case study: Mississippi Delta, U.S.A. A changing delta due to sea level rise and reduced sediments from the Mississippi river. |
| 2024-10-28 | |
New Version 1.0 online |
| 2024-10-21 |  |
New case study: Gibraltar, UK The Strait of Gibraltar is an important gate for ship traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 2024-09-20 |  |
New case study: Derna, Libya Unusually heavy rainfall caused a dam failure and a disastrous flooding in 2023. |
| 2024-07-23 |  |
New case study: Bełchatów, Poland Over the years, the open pit lignite mine follows the lignite deposits. |
| 2024-07-23 |  |
New case study: New Valley, Egypt Agriculture in the desert is enabled by diverting water from the Nile River. |
| 2024-07-05 |  |
New case study: Lake Oroville, U.S.A. Agriculture in California heavily depends on water from storage dams. |
| 2024-06-28 |  |
New case study: Cairo, Egypt The rapid growth of Cairo follows different directions and encloses the archaeological area around the Giza pyramids. |
| 2024-02-15 | |
New Version 0.9 online for testing |
