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Satellite eye on Earth: July 2012 - in pictures
Topic Started: 7 Aug 2012, 08:03 PM (126 Views)
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Satellite eye on Earth: July 2012 - in pictures

Wildfires, cyclones and dust storms were among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month

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reland, the UK, northern France, the Benelux countries and Rhine valley make a web of lights as seen from space at night
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A massive ice island breaks free of the Petermann Glacier in north-west Greenland. The giant iceberg, 12.5 sq miles (32 sq km) could be seen drifting down the fjord, away from the floating ice tongue from which it had calved
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This image captured by the Pleiades satellite shows the island of Mont Saint Michel and its surrounding bay in north-west France. Mont Saint Michel was a tidal island, surrounded by water at high tide, accessible by foot only when the water recedes. In the late 1800s, the causeway was raised to make it accessible from the mainland at all times. The image shows where the water meets the mud flats, with multiple channels weaving through the mud
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Lacy patterns of sea ice swirl across the deep blue waters of the Denmark Strait between Greenland (west) and Iceland (east). The tan land of Iceland is coloured with brushstrokes of green, marking the spots where vegetation grows. The tops of the mountains remain capped with ice, even in mid-summer. Clouds curl across the south and south-east of the image, representing atmosphere. In the centre, a bright palette of electric blue, glowing aqua, and earthy greens swirl around each other, creating a colourful ribbon. Each spring and summer, when nutrients, water temperature, and light are just right, phytoplankton begin to bloom in vast numbers in the swirling eddies of the North Atlantic Ocean. These organisms have the ability to store carbon and release oxygen, and form the basis of the marine food chain. Seen from space, they are also remarkably beautiful
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Tiny beetles take a large bite out of the forest: the images above show impact of beetle infestation in the forests of the Rocky Mountains in Colarado over the past decade. The image on the right shows the extent of the forest coverage before the rice grain-sized pine bark beetle started munching its way through the forest

See more ............. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/aug/07/satellite-eye-in-pictures#/?picture=394237890&index=0
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