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Google Earth's updated satellite images of Gaza show a fractured reality
The current satellite photos don't come close to communicating the realities on the ground.
Los Angeles wildfires' destruction shown in satellite images
California's fires have destroyed at least 10,000 buildings.
By Amanda Yeo
Satellite images show colossal damage from Ukraine's destroyed Kakhovka dam
As rescue efforts are underway, the true scope of the damage is still unclear.
Sad remains of Iceland's first dead glacier seen in satellite images
"The condition of the glaciers is getting poorer and poorer."
By Mark Kaufman
Incredibly detailed satellite images show volcano's collapse after volcanic tsunami
A bay can be seen where the volcano’s cone once stood.
By Johnny Lieu
Artist creates a mesmerizing animation using Google Earth satellite images
The images are string together to create something truly mesmerizing.
Before-and-after satellite images show massive influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The severity of the world's fastest growing refugee crisis becomes even clearer when viewed from space.
Jaw-dropping satellite images show historic Hurricane Irma swallowing Caribbean islands
The historic storm swallowed some islands whole.
Satellite images reveal toxic clouds enveloping northern Iraq
Satellite images show clouds of toxic smoke rising from sulfur plants and oil fields as the battle for Mosul rages on.
Satellite images show Hurricane Matthew's devastating mark on Haiti
The Category 4 storm wiped out homes and transformed the landscape in early October.
Crazy satellite images show Super Typhoon Meranti swallowing tiny island
Super Typhoon Meranti hit the little island of Itbayat head on, swallowing it within its tiny, eerily calm eye.