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How Satellite Images Expose Our Global Footprint

Jim Riley

30th August 2017

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A jaw-dropping use of time-lapse satellite imagery here to demonstrate five ways in which human activity is damaging the planet.

Over 40 years the impact of human activity is illustrated in terms of:

  • Deforestation
  • Water use
  • Urban sprawl
  • Energy extraction
  • Climate change
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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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