NASA Image Tells Many Stories
How much can a single picture tell us about ourselves? In 2016, NASA used the Suomi NPP weather satellite to create a high resolution image of Earth at night. It helped us better understand the current developments and conflicts underway.
The amount of light pollution is most severe in heavily populated areas, as well as in regions of high prosperity. This is especially prevalent in the Arab world, where the extraction of oil creates bright lights from the flaring of gas. And in Africa, you can trace the path of the Nile River, which, as the lifeline of Egypt, attracts civilization and is filled with commercial boats.
This image may be the most impressive illustration on how big the impact of more than 70 years of division are. Here’s more in this edition of NEO.
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