How Humans Have Changed The Earth In The Last 20 Years

Google has a new site that lets you see timelapse satellite images from the early 80s to now. Here are a few things we've have changed on our planet's surface.

Las Vegas has sprawled for miles and miles:

Las Vegas has sprawled for miles and miles:

Tech companies have fueled insane expansion in cities like Shenzhen, China:

Tech companies have fueled insane expansion in cities like Shenzhen, China:

This lake in Iran disappeared:

This lake in Iran disappeared:

Some have blamed global warming and excessive agricultural use for worsening the effects of a draught.

Small towns across the country, like Cary, North Carolina, have metastasized into vast suburbs:

Small towns across the country, like Cary, North Carolina, have metastasized into vast suburbs:


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