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January 26, 2012

A Decade of Dubai + 1

Eleven years of growth in Dubai made using images taken by NASA’s Terra satellite:

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Dubai Marina – the development based on a rough equivalent of False Creek (seriously) – can be seen centre left, next to the base of the Palm Islands.

Thanks to Tom Durning for this and other links.

 

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  2. so apart from the obvious Western world racism, what is the issue with Dubai? It is not as if they invaded Iraq or Afghanistan to build the place? It is their own money and country.

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