Drying of Lake Urmia, Iran(1984-2012) - Urmiye Gölünün Qurutulması

Explore a global timelapse of our planet, constructed from Landsat satellite imagery. Watch as Lake Urmia dries up rapidly before your eyes. Each frame of the timelapse map is constructed from a year of Landsat satellite data, constituting an annual snapshot of the Earth at 30-meter resolution. The Landsat program, managed by the USGS, has been acquiring images of the Earth’s surface since 1972. Landsat provides critical scientific information about our changing planet. Google Earth Engine