Changing planet revealed in atlas (from BBC news)

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The United Nations has released an atlas titled "One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment" to showcase significant environmental changes on Earth, coinciding with World Environment Day. This atlas features satellite images from recent decades, illustrating the impacts of deforestation, urbanization, and climate change. Produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the US Geological Survey and NASA, the atlas provides a stark visual comparison of environmental transformations. Notably, the changes in the Yellow River delta have drawn particular interest, highlighting the profound effects of human activity and climate dynamics on natural landscapes.
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An atlas of environmental change compiled by the United Nations reveals some of the dramatic transformations that are occurring to our planet. It compares and contrasts satellite images taken over the past few decades with contemporary ones.

These highlight in vivid detail the striking make-over wrought in some corners of the Earth by deforestation, urbanisation and climate change.

The atlas has been released to mark World Environment Day.

The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) produced One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment in collaboration with other agencies such as the US Geological Survey and the US space agency (Nasa).

more at - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4607053.stm
 
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Intersting. I'm espescially intrigued about the changes in the Yellow River delta shown in the photos.
 

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