Extensive wildfires burned through the
Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the summer of
2019. The Sydney Morning Herald published
an in-depth explainer about what was causing
the fires, why the Amazon matters to the
world and how climate change played a
role in the fires. Maxar's archive and current
satellite imagery provided a look at fires
burning in deforested areas of the rainforest.
CLIMATE CHANGE
The New York Times sent two
reporters to Kazakhstan to observe
the effects of climate change on
mountain glaciers. These massive
glaciers are receding and losing mass,
while millions of people rely on these
natural resources for water. The
New York Times used Maxar satellite
imagery to create a 3D animation
(left) demonstrating how the Tuyuksu
Glacier in Central Asia has retreated
over the decades.
Argentina is assembling South America's
largest solar farm in a rural part of its country.
Reuters Graphics lays out a global trend of
China becoming a financial backer of major
infrastructure projects in cash-strapped parts
of the world; in exchange for financing this
project, Argentina must buy nearly 80 percent
of its materials from Chinese companies.
Maxar provided imagery and analysis for this
investigative, feature story.
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