NASA has used satellite data to cause the devastation caused by the deadly explosion that shook Beirut last week.
Modified data from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel satellites were used to produce the map.
The data were analyzed by scientists at NASA’s Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The Earth Observatory of Singapore also participated in the project.
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“Maps like these can help identify severely damaged areas where people need help,” NASA said in a statement.
On the map, dark red pixels – such as those present at and around the port of Beirut – represent the most damage. Areas in orange are moderately damaged and areas in yellow are likely to have suffered some less damage. Each colored pixel represents an area of 33 yards.
(Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Earth Observatory of Singapore / ESA)
The map shows the heavily damaged areas in red and areas that are moderately damaged orange. Each colored pixel represents an area of 33 yards, according to NASA.
The August 4 explosion in the port of Beirut sent a shock wave that killed at least 160 people, injured nearly 6,000 and evacuated the capital’s coastline – destroying hundreds of buildings.
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The blast is linked to a 2,750-tonne ammonium nitrate storage facility that has been stored in a hangar in the port of Beirut since it was confiscated from a ship in 2013. The leak is thought to have been discovered after a fire broke out nearby .
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
