Explanations
How Satellite Images Expose Our Global Footprint
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Jim Riley
30th August 2017
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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