{"id":114867,"date":"2017-01-25T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T11:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=114867"},"modified":"2017-01-25T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T11:35:16","slug":"nasa-images-show-how-the-world-has-changed-over-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/114867-nasa-images-show-how-the-world-has-changed-over-30-years","title":{"rendered":"NASA images show how the world has changed over 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA has published its Images of Change<\/a><\/strong> collection, which shows how the earth has changed over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

Each entry consists of two images which show a before-and-after picture of the earth\u2019s geography up to three decades apart.<\/p>\n

The images include everything from glacier melting to natural disasters, and show the effect natural and human events can have on the planet.<\/p>\n

Check out the best comparisons below. (Click on the images to view them in full size.)<\/p>\n

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Arctic Sea (1984-2016)<\/h3>\n

The amount of old, thick ice in the Arctic Sea has declined dramatically over the past three decades.<\/p>\n

The blue-gray ice pictured is thinner and younger than the older white ice.<\/p>\n

These pictures were taken during the same season, 32 years apart.<\/p>\n

\"Arctic<\/a><\/p>\n

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Three Gorges Dam (1993-2016)<\/h3>\n

China finished building the world\u2019s largest hydroelectric plant, the Three Gorges Dam, on the Yangtze River in 2012.<\/p>\n

The dam forced 1.2 million people to relocate and drastically changed the flow of the river.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a><\/p>\n

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Red Sea (2007-2011)<\/h3>\n

In December 2011, a volcano erupted in the Red Sea and created a new island.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ganges River Flood (2015-2016)<\/h3>\n

The Ganges River experienced heavy flooding during monsoon rains in 2016, affecting over six million people.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s Earth Observatory captured these images of the Ganges before and after the event.<\/p>\n

\"Ganges<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Delhi (1991-2016)<\/h3>\n

NASA captured the rapid growth of India\u2019s capital in two images taken 25 years apart.<\/p>\n

In this time, Delhi\u2019s population grew from 9.4 million to 25 million.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dubai (2001-2012)<\/h3>\n

Construction on Dubai\u2019s artificial islands began in 2001 and is still underway.<\/p>\n

The islands add 231 kilometres to Dubai\u2019s shoreline.<\/p>\n

\"Dubai\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wax Lake Outlet (1984-2014)<\/h3>\n

Wax Lake Outlet is an artificial channel built on the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

The delta plain in Atchafalaya Bay is growing by around 2.8 square kilometres per year due to sediment redistribution.<\/p>\n

\"Lake<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/strong> <\/a>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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