Observing Earth to better protect it
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Observing Earth to better protect it
2022-04-22 – From space, we observe Earth’s beauty, but also the changes that take place there. Satellites orbiting our planet help us better understand it in order to better protect it. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
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Our planet…
Earth
Powerful, graceful and fragile…
We admire its beauty as seen from space…
St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada
Salar de Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Emi Koussi Volcano, Chad
Ice and sand dunes, Saskatchewan, Canada
From space, we observe the changes taking place on Earth.
ARCTIC AND GLACIERS
Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada
Melting ice, Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
OCEANS AND COASTAL WATERS
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Algae bloom, Baltic Sea, Europe
FORESTS
Amazon Forest, Rondônia, Brazil
Deforestation, Rondônia, Brazil
Wildfires, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
FRESHWATER
Great Lakes, Canada and United States
Algae bloom, Taihu Lake, China
We observe Earth from space to better understand and protect it.
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