Gorgeous Glimpses of Calamity

20 Aug
Jan. 10, 2013: In this photo from NASA’s Aqua satellite, haze below the Himalayas blankets Northern India and Bangladesh, likely the result of fires, urban and industrial pollution, and a meteorological phenomenon called temperature inversion.

Jan. 10, 2013: In this photo from NASA’s Aqua satellite, haze below the Himalayas blankets Northern India and Bangladesh, likely the result of fires, urban and industrial pollution, and a meteorological phenomenon called temperature inversion.

In class we have been learning about geography, climate, vegetation and the five themes of geography. One of the themes is  human-environment interaction.  I read an interesting article on the New York Times website about the damage that humans are creating and the effects on our environment. The article has some difficult vocabulary, but the videos and images are very good.  Click on the hyper-link for the article, “Gorgeous Glimpses of Calamity,”  if you want to see some really interesting images and videos.    Mr. Martin

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11 Responses to “Gorgeous Glimpses of Calamity”

  1. Yeeryeong's avatar
    Yeeryeong August 21, 2013 at 3:40 am #

    This picture is so cool

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  2. Prahalad's avatar
    Prahalad August 21, 2013 at 3:45 am #

    Dear Mr.Martin,
    Wow! That picture is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us. This is from where in Bangladesh exactly?
    -Prahalad

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      Mr. Martin August 21, 2013 at 7:23 am #

      Prahalad,
      It’s taken from space, so it’s not showing any cities. It also shows part of India and you can see the Himalayas. You can definitely see the physical features of the land, but the caption under the picture mentions the pollution and fires, which are visible from space.
      Mr. Martin

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  3. Min Jeong's avatar
    Min Jeong August 21, 2013 at 3:54 am #

    This website is awesome! There are a lot of cool pictures! Thank you for sharing with us^^

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  4. Gyeong Deok's avatar
    Gyeong Deok August 21, 2013 at 4:00 am #

    I like the picture.

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  5. Rob Martin's avatar
    Mr. Martin August 21, 2013 at 5:11 am #

    Watch some of the videos too. They are very good.

    Mr. Martin

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  6. Domenic's avatar
    Domenic August 21, 2013 at 6:26 am #

    The picture is so cool.

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  7. Jeonghee's avatar
    Jeonghee August 21, 2013 at 6:27 am #

    The picture is great!

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  8. Daewon's avatar
    Daewon August 21, 2013 at 6:31 am #

    I think Mr.Martin posts really good things!

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