l’uomo e la devastazione della natura

50 immagini che dimostrano gli effetti devastanti del cambiamento climatico

(secondo la Nasa)

 

 Il cambiamento climatico è uno dei fattori che più di tutti sta incidendo sul nostro pianeta, che, negli ultimi anni – in un arco di tempo brevissimo – ha rimodellato interi paesaggi, facendone addirittura sparire altri.

La Nasa ha pubblicato sul suo sito una serie di foto che denunciano quanto sta avvenendo, cercando così di sensibilizzare l’opinione dei cittadini e non solo. Il sito Images of Changes mostra infatti 309 fotografie del “prima e dopo” di tantissimi luoghi che sono stati profondamente modificati dall’intervento umano e dal riscaldamento globale.

Rilievi satellitari, ma anche fotografie d’epoca, che ci permettono di vedere quanto il globo terracqueo sia profondamente mutato a causa dello sconsiderato intervento dell’uomo sulla natura.

  • Lake Urmia Iran (2000-2014)
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Lake Urmia 2000-2013,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA. hide creditsdownload image
  • Passaggio uragano Katrina, New Orleans
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Lago Mead, Nevada/Arizona
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Goose Lake, California/Oregon (2013-2015)
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Nairobi Kenya
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). From Kenya Atlas of our Changing Environment (2009); Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Great Sand Dunes
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “The Great Sand Dunes National Park,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Ghiacciaio Mýrdalsjökull, Islanda
    NASA Earth Observatory, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Ghiacciaio Columbia, Alaska
    NASA Earth Observatory, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Dubai Islands
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Dubai’s Islands,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA
  • Cuesta del Viento, Argentina
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Cuesta del Viento Reservoir,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Delta Fiume Giallo, Cina (1985 – 2014)
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Huang He Delta and Lauzhou Bay,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA
  • Inondazione Francia
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Effects of Flooding: Hyères, France,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Ghiacciaio, Yosemite National Park ( 2009 – 2014)
    U.S. National Park Service
  • Lago d’Aral, Uzbekistan/Kazakistan
    NASA’s Earth Observatory
  • Lake Powell (1999-2015)
    NASA’s Earth Observatory
  • Incendi California
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Fires in California, USA,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Siccità in California
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Drought Conditions in California, USA,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Riserva Elephant Butte, New Mexico
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Incendi Australia
    Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, “Wyperfeld National Park,” U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Singapore
    Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, “Singapore,” U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Tifone Nari, Cambogia
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Flooding in Cambodia,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Diga Mirani, Pakistan
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Mirani Dam,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Fiume Agno dopo tifone Haiyan, Filippine
    Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8 and the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus onboard Landsat 7
  • Ghiacciaio Pine Island
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Incendi Alaska
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Fires Scar Alaskan Landscape,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Lago Chapala, Messico
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) From Latin America and the Caribbean Atlas of our Changing Environment (2010).
  • Giacimenti Texas
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Texas Oil Field Expansion, 1984 to 2013,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Incendio Colorado
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Black Forest Fire,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Bahr al Milh, Iraq
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Bahr al Milh,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Penisola artificiale Canada
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Leslie Street Spit and Tommy Thompson Park,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Incremento agricoltura Nilo
    Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, U.S. Geological Survey.
  • High Park incendio
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “High Park Fire, Colorado – June 2012,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA, and denverpost.com
  • Frana Washington
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Crescita urbanistica, Sud Corea
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “32 Years of Change: Incheon, South Korea,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Lago Urmia, Iran
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Lake Urmia 2000-2013,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Desertificazione Mauritania
    : Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, “Rosso, Mauritania Desertification,” U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Delta del Fiume delle Perle, Cina
    Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 5 and the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8
  • Alluvione Death Valley, California
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Death Valley 1,000-year Flood Event,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA
  • Inondazioni Carolina del Sud
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Ghiacciaio Lyell, Yosemite National Park (1883-2015)
    U.S. National Park Service. 1883 photo: USGS/Israel Russell. 2015 photo: NPS/Keenan Takahashi
  • Ghiaccio Antartide
    Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change, U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Lago Etang Saumatre, Haiti
    Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 5 and the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus onboard Landsat 7
  • Salton Sea, california
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “The Salton Sea,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA
  • Ghiacciaio Qori Kalis, Peru
    Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson, Distinguished University Professor, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
  • Topaz Solar Farm, California
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Topaz Solar Farm, California,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA
  • Delta Mississippi, Louisiana
    NASA Earth Observatory using data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Incendi Australia
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery “Sampson Flat Fire, Australia,” U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
  • Inondazione, Mozambico
    NASA’s Earth Observatory
  • Eruzione lavica Vatnajökull, Islanda
    NASA Earth Observatory
  • Deforestazione Kenya
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). From Kenya Atlas of our Changing Environment (2009); Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya
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