Environmental Journalism
4 lessons
20 minutes
beginner
Around the world, wildfires, flooding and other extreme weather continue to affect our health, our economies and our future together on our planet. Explore the tools to help tell the story.
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Lessons
Google Earth Timelapse: Observing change
Lesson
Observe how the earth has changed over the course of the last 35 years.
Data Source: Global Forest Watch.
Lesson
Deforestation data and monitoring tools.
Global Fishing Watch: Monitor fishing fleets and vessels
Lesson
A guide to using Global Fishing Watch’s mapping tool to track global fishing activity.
Introduction to Google Earth Engine
Lesson
Use a multi-petabyte library of satellite imagery and data to detect changes, map trends, and quantify differences on the Earth's surface