Satellite Images Of Amazon Rainforest Deforestation

Nasa reveals 37 years of amazon deforestation by juxtaposing satellite photos of western brazil taken in 1975 and 2012.

Satellite images of amazon rainforest deforestation. By the start of this satellite time series from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer on nasa s terra satellite the frontier had reached the remote northwest corner of rondônia. Trends of amazon rainforest deforestation can be best observed with multi temporal analysis of satellite imagery i e. By comparing two images of same forest taken at different times. High resolution images from satellite company planet are revealing glimpses of some of the fires currently devastating the amazon rainforest.

Deforestation of the brazilian amazon rainforest has reached the highest levels in a decade a trend that is feared to continue under far right president jair bolsonaro. Nasa images show the great rainforest disappearing missing the forest for the trees. Satellite images of brazil s amazon rainforest in june show thousands of fires raging as dry season approaches with conservationists warning that the region could be on track for a repeat of last. Each red dot represents a fire hotspots for the whole month of june 2020.

By 2003 an estimated 67 764 square kilometers of rainforest an area larger than the state of west virginia had been cleared. Aerial images which show fires over the amazon rainforest. Deforestation near the northwestern brazilian city of rio branco has made its mark on the rainforest over the last 30 years. Landviewer s comparison slider can be useful in visualizing the differences between them and eyeball estimating the scale of deforestation or any other damage.

While many of the images currently being shared on. A second satellite based system deter went into operation in 2004 and further advanced the cause while prodes collected landsat images once every few weeks and deforestation totals were updated once per year deter made use of daily observations of deforestation fire and vegetation health from lower resolution sensors on nasa s terra and aqua satellites. By comparing a landsat 5 image f. Inpe brazil s national institute for space research.

Image by daniel beltrà.