Summary: CNN interviewed astronaut Scott Kelly, who is currently at the International Space Station. When asked to describe how Earth looks from his view as if it were a human body, Kelly said the atmosphere looks fragile, and that parts of Asia and Central America look sick because one has to look through a haze of pollution. He also said tropical storms are occurring in abnormal places.
Analysis: Scott Kelly, even from space, is active on social media, posting pictures of Earth from his point of view. These pictures provide evidence of pollution's physical toll on our planet. It's sad to think of how humankind's habits are deteriorating Earth. This event can be synthesized to U.S. history because of the conservation movement during the Progressive Era, led by Teddy Roosevelt. Kelly said in his interview that these problems need to be taken care of, and Roosevelt, during his time, exposed the general public to their effects on the environment.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/11/health/scott-kelly-space-station-sanjay-gupta-interview/index.html
It's cool to see how the conservationist movement has progressed and how now-a-days we can see it from a whole new angle. Literally.
ReplyDeleteNice synthesis! It's cool to think that Teddy Roosevelt was really the one who started conservation in the world. It has come so far since then.
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