Ocean Jewels. This image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra spacecraft shows North and South Malosmadulu Atolls in the Maldives, an island republic in the northern Indian Ocean southwest of India. Made up of a chain of 1,192 small coral islands, the Maldives arguably make up the lowest-lying country in the world, with an average elevation just 1 meter above sea level. Captions and Photo source: NASA / GSFC / ASTER Science Team
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The planet has plenty of eco-problems, especially with water. Across the globe, permafrost and glaciers are melting, while sea levels are rising. Here are seven images of countries from space and the water concern that each nation faces…
