Houston, Texas, USA
29°47’29″N , 95°18’7″W
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Man must rise above Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only then will he fully understand the world in which he lives" – Socrates (469-399 BC).
Rocinha, built upon a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, is the largest favela in Brazil. Covering only .8 square miles, the population of the urbanized slum is estimated somewhere between 70,000 and 200,000. Residents occupy shanties made of concrete and brick that are stacked on top of each other, with some climbing as high as 11 stories.
The rapid expansion of palm oil plantations in the world’s tropical regions, particularly in Indonesia, is becoming an increasingly significant source of carbon emissions. Clearing the native trees to allow for the expansion of plantations as seen here in the Malaysian state of Pahang will add more than 558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2020 — an amount greater than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions. The oil is most commonly used as a cooking ingredient in Africa, Asia, and Brazil.
Quality, natural products
Delhi, India contains approximately 11 million residents. The neighborhoods of Santosh Park and Uttam Nagar, both pictured here, contain some of the city’s most built-up and densely populated land.
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Agricultural development
Loxahatchee, Florida, USA
26.685665862°, -80.518258092°
Dirt roads pass through agriculture development in Loxahatchee, Florida, USA.
Massive haul trucks remove copper from Chuquicamata, the largest open-pit copper mine in the world. Located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, the 850 meter (2,790 ft) deep site has enabled the extraction of more than 29 million tonnes of copper.
Target: 22°18′19.66″S068°54′08.07″W