Exclusive timelapse: See climate change, deforestation and urban sprawl unfold as Earth evolves over 30 years.

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

This interactive feature includes various places that have experienced rapid environmental change in the last few decades.  This is a simple way to show the power of remotely sensed data as well as massive environmental impact of rapid urbanization and globalization.   

 

Tags: remote sensing, land use, environment, geospatial, environment modify,  urban ecology.

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