images of change – Meanderthals https://internetbrothers.org A Hiking Blog Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:24:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 21607891 Before-and-after images that show how we’re transforming the planet https://internetbrothers.org/2016/01/20/before-and-after-images-that-show-how-were-transforming-the-planet/ https://internetbrothers.org/2016/01/20/before-and-after-images-that-show-how-were-transforming-the-planet/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:20:59 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=18258 Human beings have replaced nature as the dominant force shaping Earth. We’ve cleared away forests, dammed up mighty rivers, paved vast roads, and transported thousands of species around the world. “To a large extent,” two scientists wrote in 2015, “the future of the only place where life is known to exist is being determined by the actions of humans.”

So what does this look like? In recent decades, NASA has been tracking the major transformations we’ve wrought via satellite. In its “Images of Change” series, the agency has posted a number of before-and-after images showing the exact same rainforest or glacier or city years or decades apart. The differences are often breathtaking.

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