More than ever it seemed, the scale of natural and human events were visible from space in 2017.
"Thanks to the massive scale of 2017’s various disasters and crises, satellites and astronauts captured more than a few major news events while orbiting Earth this year," writes Johnny Simon.
The article features a series of satellite images capturing the year that was, documenting events, some good and some bad, the events that made an impression on the planet.