There has been no shortage of big news over the last decade. Some stories were so massive they were visible from space, captured through state-of-the-art imaging satellites.
Some stories from the past decade were so massive they were visible from space, captured through state-of-the-art imaging satellites. This image is part of that collection.;
Harvey parked itself over Houston and unleashed a downpour. It killed 68 people and set a U.S. record for amount of rain recorded from a storm: 60.58 inches. Harvey’s $120 billion in damages ranks as the second-costliest U.S. storm behind only Katrina in 2005. By then, the surface of the Gulf of Mexico had no visible scars. Beaches and marshes looked oil-free and back to normal.
The bloodshed forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, where traumatized survivors crowded onto a stretch of low, rolling hills that would be transformed into the world’s largest refugee camp. The scope of the worst wildfire in California history hits home when seen from 300 miles above Earth.
The fire has not led to limits on construction in especially fire-prone rural and mountainous terrain, where homes are more affordable. During a severe state housing shortage, a new Paradise is rising from the ashes.The Islamic State group emerged in 2014 during chaotic conflicts in Syria and Iraq. The militants seized towns and cities, quickly gaining control of one-third of both countries.
People took to the streets with varying degrees of success, and the months that followed became known as"The Arab Spring." Protests reached fever pitch in Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen. Concerns about radiation at one point displaced about 160,000 people, splitting many families and communities. More than 40,000 still have not been allowed back.
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