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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

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
 

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

 沙烏地阿拉伯灌溉(1984-2012)

▲Watch as the Saudi Arabian desert becomes irrigated and crop circles sprout throughout the terrain.

irrigate v.灌溉

terrain n.地面 地勢

巴西亞馬遜雨林的森林砍伐(1984-2012)

▲The Landsat satellite imagery documents the loss of Amazonian forest land in Brazil due to road-building, logging and agricultural clearing

satellite n. 人造衛星

美國阿拉斯加的發展(1986-2012)

▲The astonishing rate of urban development has spread out around Nevada's biggest city over the decades

 

人們長期的開發所造成的環境破壞已成為事實，在如此短暫的二十年中，便能看見如此劇烈的變化，看完文章後我們更應該檢討自己，思考著如何為地球盡一份心力並去實踐，首先從最基本的環保做起吧！

文章來源   :Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

                TIME - http://www.time.com/time/

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