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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Past & Future Impacts


What appears to be a very large impact crater has been located in the DR Congo. The removal of trees from the area over the previous decade has allowed it to be spotted from space. The green areas are still tropical forest.

Look at the size, and imagine the destruction in the past.

Look at the deforestation, then imagine the coming destruction.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8526093.stm

1 comment:

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

VERY INTERESTING!!!!! WOW!

Scary, too!