Taking the Pulse of Our Planet | National Geographic

a lot of our mapping and a lot of our

a lot of our mapping and a lot of our work is about discovery still it’s still

work is about discovery still it’s still

work is about discovery still it’s still that way but it’s equal now two

that way but it’s equal now two

that way but it’s equal now two measurements that will help people make

measurements that will help people make

measurements that will help people make better decisions at a scale that is

better decisions at a scale that is

better decisions at a scale that is really important and that scale might be

really important and that scale might be

really important and that scale might be the state of California scale or the

the state of California scale or the

the state of California scale or the United States of America or a watershed

United States of America or a watershed

United States of America or a watershed or the planet a lot of people think that

or the planet a lot of people think that

or the planet a lot of people think that humans exist within nature and that we

humans exist within nature and that we

humans exist within nature and that we either destroy it or we don’t destroy it

either destroy it or we don’t destroy it

either destroy it or we don’t destroy it we’re in an age of earth management if

we’re in an age of earth management if

we’re in an age of earth management if the human footprint and our capability

the human footprint and our capability

the human footprint and our capability to change things for better or for worse

to change things for better or for worse

to change things for better or for worse is so powerful now because of our

is so powerful now because of our

is so powerful now because of our technology and how many of us there are

technology and how many of us there are

technology and how many of us there are on the planet and now we actually have

on the planet and now we actually have

on the planet and now we actually have this planet we’re sitting on that we

this planet we’re sitting on that we

this planet we’re sitting on that we need to manage you know you can think of

need to manage you know you can think of

need to manage you know you can think of water as the life wines is the blood

water as the life wines is the blood

water as the life wines is the blood flow

flow

flow and it’s really not just one cycle it’s

and it’s really not just one cycle it’s

and it’s really not just one cycle it’s the interaction of things like the

the interaction of things like the

the interaction of things like the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical

carbon cycle and other biogeochemical

carbon cycle and other biogeochemical sites and as humans we have sort of

sites and as humans we have sort of

sites and as humans we have sort of intervened

we have quickened the pulse of the

we have quickened the pulse of the planet I don’t know if a heart attack is

planet I don’t know if a heart attack is

planet I don’t know if a heart attack is imminent or not but we’ve had a huge

imminent or not but we’ve had a huge

imminent or not but we’ve had a huge impact

we have to be doing what we can right

we have to be doing what we can right now to get the best possible information

now to get the best possible information

now to get the best possible information this models the best understanding of

this models the best understanding of

this models the best understanding of the physical processes so that we can

the physical processes so that we can

the physical processes so that we can actually take meaningful action