Here's some photos that I think are interesting. They illustrate, in a stark way, just how big our impact is on Earth.
These are night time satellite views. This is our Earth, with all 7 billion of us on board. You can see where we gather. Every light is a city, complete with people, houses, roads, cars, power plants and other factories and stores. They are beautiful, almost like looking into the night sky. That's an illusion, though. Each little dot is not a star, but a city belching out its dirt.
For better or worse, you can see the sheer weight of mankind. This is why we all have to start making smarter choices in the things we do. |