An Atlas of our Changing Environment
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) has published together with Google Maps an “Atlas of our Changing Environment“. It is very dramatic to see from satellite photos the tremendous changes the earth has undergone during the last 20, 30 years. The destruction of nature through urbanisation often passes unnoticed, but when you compare pictures over a longer period, you can learly see the impact of civilisation on changing the face of our earth. You might also see the photos from this site in a selection on Heise.de.
