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Life from Above: Epic Stories of the Natural World
With over 200 spectacular images, including astonishing satellite images and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit’s footage, Earth from Space reveals our planet as you’ve never seen it before.
For decades we competed to be the first to reach space, but it was when we looked back at Earth that we were truly awestruck. Now, for the first time, using advanced satellite images we can show the earth’s surface, its mega structures, weather patterns and natural wonders in breathtaking detail.
From the colours and patterns that make up our planet to the mass migrations and seismic changes that shape it, Earth from Space sheds new light on the planet we call home. It reveals the intimate stories behind the breathtaking images, following herds of elephants crossing the plains of Africa and turtles travelling on ocean currents that are invisible unless seen from space. The true colours of our blue planet are revealed, from the striped tulip fields of Holland to the green swirl of a plankton super bloom that attracts a marine feeding frenzy. Whether it's the world’s largest beaver dam – so remote it was only discovered through satellite imagery – or newly formed islands born from volcanic eruptions, discover a new perspective on our ever-changing planet.
For decades we competed to be the first to reach space, but it was when we looked back at Earth that we were truly awestruck. Now, for the first time, using advanced satellite images we can show the earth’s surface, its mega structures, weather patterns and natural wonders in breathtaking detail.
From the colours and patterns that make up our planet to the mass migrations and seismic changes that shape it, Earth from Space sheds new light on the planet we call home. It reveals the intimate stories behind the breathtaking images, following herds of elephants crossing the plains of Africa and turtles travelling on ocean currents that are invisible unless seen from space. The true colours of our blue planet are revealed, from the striped tulip fields of Holland to the green swirl of a plankton super bloom that attracts a marine feeding frenzy. Whether it's the world’s largest beaver dam – so remote it was only discovered through satellite imagery – or newly formed islands born from volcanic eruptions, discover a new perspective on our ever-changing planet.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 3, 2019
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May 4, 2019
In December 1972 the astronauts about the Apollo 17 took a photo of the Earth. They were around 18,000 miles away at the time on their way to the moon. This image titled the Blue marble has become one of the most reproduced images in the world. It shows just how magnificent our tiny planet is and also just how fragile it is too.
The new book, Earth From Space, aims to show how our planet looks now using the latest high-resolution camera fitted to satellites. Split into four sections, Movement, colour, pattern and change, these images are just jaw-dropping. There are images from all over our planet on some of the most spectacular sights, both man-made and natural that they have found, from river deltas, to brand new islands created by volcanoes, a network of rice paddies to the latest technology in finding whales. There is an image showing the tidal range around Mont Saint Michel and even more spectacular the flow of current from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
This is an amazing coffee table book with a solid five stars. I'm all out of superlatives for the images which really work in this large-format book. The text that accompanies them is useful but is primarily there as a foil for the photographs really. Some of the colours of the places that they take are amazing, not sure how much enhancement they have had though. It is also a timely reminder that we live on an amazing planet and we are as much as a part of the ecosystem as the microbes that permeate all levels of the world. There is no plan(et) B; if we ruin this one, we are all doomed.
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The new book, Earth From Space, aims to show how our planet looks now using the latest high-resolution camera fitted to satellites. Split into four sections, Movement, colour, pattern and change, these images are just jaw-dropping. There are images from all over our planet on some of the most spectacular sights, both man-made and natural that they have found, from river deltas, to brand new islands created by volcanoes, a network of rice paddies to the latest technology in finding whales. There is an image showing the tidal range around Mont Saint Michel and even more spectacular the flow of current from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
This is an amazing coffee table book with a solid five stars. I'm all out of superlatives for the images which really work in this large-format book. The text that accompanies them is useful but is primarily there as a foil for the photographs really. Some of the colours of the places that they take are amazing, not sure how much enhancement they have had though. It is also a timely reminder that we live on an amazing planet and we are as much as a part of the ecosystem as the microbes that permeate all levels of the world. There is no plan(et) B; if we ruin this one, we are all doomed.
Review with images: http://halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/review/e...
February 15, 2025
This book is very, very cool. There is a great history of satellite imagery at the beginning.
By monitoring changing landscapes from space you can learn so much about the habits of both water and animals on earth. You can see lakes that expand and contract in wet and dry seasons and watch where underwater currents meet (which is mind blowing). You can tell the difference between a hippo and elephant trail depending on the direction of the path. Using guano stains to count penguins is ingenious. Tracking the movement of different wildlife species is crucial for conservation efforts.
Some of my favorites:
p 97 and 100 the algae blooms are gorgeous
p 108 mountainside wildflowers would be wonderful to see in person
p 122 yellow rapeseed against black hills
p 189 desert troughs transformed into lagoons during rainy season - my favorite
Looking at colors from height create some of the most dramatic photographs.
By monitoring changing landscapes from space you can learn so much about the habits of both water and animals on earth. You can see lakes that expand and contract in wet and dry seasons and watch where underwater currents meet (which is mind blowing). You can tell the difference between a hippo and elephant trail depending on the direction of the path. Using guano stains to count penguins is ingenious. Tracking the movement of different wildlife species is crucial for conservation efforts.
Some of my favorites:
p 97 and 100 the algae blooms are gorgeous
p 108 mountainside wildflowers would be wonderful to see in person
p 122 yellow rapeseed against black hills
p 189 desert troughs transformed into lagoons during rainy season - my favorite
Looking at colors from height create some of the most dramatic photographs.
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