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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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