…the sea is in contact with the destroyed land? Dust and debris travel easily? Like, what’s unclear here?

The photos might be from different sensors/cameras. You can also notice that the second seems to have a different lens angle of view.

But why not use images taken with the same instrument at the exactly the same time of the year? Because we don’t have availability! Companies like maxar definitely have standardized high resolution aerial images from the entire world at regular intervals, but these images aren’t free to the public, so we have to do with what we have available.

If skeptical, you can use google earth to see some high resolution historical images of the place, or you can grab some lower-resolution images from copernicus

Are you aware that the sea actually does change color everywhere around the world depending on time of year and myriad of factors? Not discounting the amount of dust being blown into it from the RUINED CITY THAT WAS ONCE TEAMING WITH LIFE.

IDK MAN, MAYBE SEAWATER CHANGES COLOR WHEN MIXED WITH THE ASHES OF 200,000 CHILDREN.

I beg to differ: when showcasing ACTUAL undeniable atrocities of colossal scale, subtlety or fairness in editing are not only unnecessary, but inadvisable.

Making it as obvious as possible is the goal here and what amounts to the equivalent of an Instagram filter change is DEFINITELY justified in the pursuit of conveying the greater truth.