Photos from Space: Land - you damn good!

Eruption Sinabung at North Sumatra, Indonesia. This natural phenomenon was not only beautiful, but also very dangerous - as a result of emission of ash column height of several kilometers, killing at least 16 people.





Against the background of the depletion of global fish stocks, fish farms in China are experiencing an unprecedented rise.



Here is the famous Glastonbury music festival in the UK - in the form of tents candy and a huge mass of people.



The unprecedented heat and Santa Ana winds fanned forest fires over large areas, triggering a mass evacuation of residents, San Marcos, California, USA. Satellite infrared photographs are used to find the burning hearths and assess the damage from the fire.



Cargo Port Garden City in the state of Georgia, USA.



Melting Arctic ice opens up new transport routes than immediately rushed to take advantage of the oil companies.



Geological research hills Kaprayt Hills in Nevada, USA. With the help of satellite images taken in different spectra, geologists can get detailed information about the areas of their interest.



Geometric harmony residential neighborhoods in Mexico City, Mexico



The world's largest "graveyard" tires Sulaybiya, Kuwait.

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Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have gathered in a small town on the border of Cobán Syria and Turkey.



Oil sector of the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan.



Refugees on the way from the Iraqi city of Sinjar.



World's most famous beer festival Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.



Europe's largest rail yard in Machin, Germany. Proper design and development of engineering technology allow you to sort the hundreds of thousands of cars every year.



Storm barrier Maeslantkering in Rotterdam, Netherlands.



The airport of Everett, Washington, USA.



The central square of Kiev during the protests, Kiev, Ukraine.



Severe flooding in the village gunja, Croatia.



Apocalypse in Chinese smog from coal-fired power plants and other air-polluting enterprises covers major cities. The problem has contributed to the adoption of additional programs to protect the ecology.



Geologists widely used satellite images to monitor the working operations. Mining district Bayan Obo, China.



Diamond Mine «Diavikk Diamond Mine» in the northwest of Canada - one of the largest suppliers of diamond jewelry for top brands worldwide. In November, the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced plans to invest $ 350 million to expand production.



Massif Mountain Rainbow (Rainbow Range) in British Columbia, Canada.



Some parts of Antarctica are losing ice at a rate of about 6, 1 billion tons per year. Satellites are a great help in the evaluation of melting glaciers, rising sea levels and extreme weather events.



Itaipu Dam on the Parana River, is the largest dam in the world, Paraguay. For its construction engineers had to change the path of one of the great rivers of America.



Autumn forest in the province of Alberta, Canada.