Google Earth s new Timelapse feature depicts climate change across decades wbaltv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbaltv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Pocket-lint) - Google Earth lets you view a 3D representation of Earth based mostly on satellite imagery. Now, it will let you see how the planet has changed over the past 37 years, thanks to its biggest update since 2017.
Google announced on 15 April 2021 that Google Earth will now allow users to explore the evolution of a location via a timelapse experience. It compiled 24 million satellite photos from the past four decades, with the goal of providing a clearer picture of the changing planet. One that shows not just problems but also solutions, as well as mesmerizingly beautiful natural phenomena that unfold over decades , said Rebecca Moore, the director of Google Earth, in a blog post.
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Googleâs new timelapse shows 37 years of climate change anywhere on Earth, including your neighborhood
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Google Earth’s latest feature allows you to watch the climate change in four dimensions.
The new feature, called Timelapse, is the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017. It is also, as far as its developers know, the largest video taken of Earth on Earth. The feature compiles 24 million satellite photos taken between 1984 and 2020 to show how human activity has transformed the planet over the past 37 years.
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Google Earth s timelapse feature puts a spotlight on climate change Reuters 1 hr ago
April 16 (Reuters) - Google Earth on Thursday added a timelapse feature to the popular platform, providing a glimpse into how climate change, urbanization and deforestation have altered the planet over the last four decades.
Created with 24 million satellite images, along with 800 curated videos and interactive guides, the feature allows users to see a timelapse of any place on the planet, using inputs from the NASA, U.S. Geological Survey s Landsat program and the European Union s Copernicus program.
Climate change is causing more frequent and severe flooding, droughts, storms and heatwaves as average global temperatures rise to new records.