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Polar Bear on Glacier, Svalbard, June 2009 No sea ice in summer months draws Polar Bears onto high glaciers in search of cooler temperatures to pre- vent from overheating.

For a long time now, Earth has been running a fever.They are a breathtaking visualisation of just how quickly our planet is changing.Google has released these astonishing images showing data collected from the Landsat satellite from 1982 until 2012.

run a fever 發燒

breathtaking a. 驚人的

visualisation n.想像形象

astonishing a.令人驚訝的驚人的

'Working with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and TIME, we're releasing more than a quarter-century of images of Earth taken from space, compiled for the first time into an interactive time-lapse experience. We believe this is the most comprehensive picture of our changing planet ever made available to the public.'

compile v.編輯匯編

comprehensive a.有充分理解力的

Dubai

杜拜海岸線向外擴張(1984-2012)

▲The Coastal Expansion of Dubai, revealing two palm trees and a map of the world appear as islands off the coast as vast swathes of construction are undertaken.

coastal a.海岸的

coast n.海岸

palm tree 棕櫚樹

Google says the maps are 'profound images'.

'Much like the iconic image of Earth from the Apollo 17 mission - which had a profound effect on many of us - his time-lapse map is not only fascinating to explore, but we also hope it can inform the global community’s thinking about how we live on our planet and the policies that will guide us in the future.

profound a.深切的造詣深的深度的

哥倫比亞冰川消融(1984-2011)

▲The Columbia Glacier in Alaska retreating can clearly be seen in the first of the stunning time-lapse images

Lake Urmia

伊朗爾米亞湖乾涸(1984-2012)

▲Iran's great salt lake Urmia drying up. The Iranian government blames climate change and drought for the dramatic changes, while critics blame the dams that have been built around the lake.

dam n.水壩水提

Saudi Arabia