Agriculture is one of the oldest and most pervasive human impacts on the planet. Estimates of the land surface affected worldwide range up to 50 percent. But while driving through the seemingly endless monotony of wheat fields in Kansas may give you some insight into the magnitude of the change to the landscape, it doesn't compare to the view from above.
When seen from space, those same featureless wheat fields are transformed into a strange and beautiful pattern.
By Betsy Mason March 17, 2011 | 7:00 am | Categories: Earth Science WIRED
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