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New Google Earth time-lapse feature shows effect of climate change

New Google Earth time-lapse feature shows effect of climate change

by: via Nexstar Media Wire, The Associated Press Posted: Apr 15, 2021 / 12:00 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 15, 2021 / 01:39 PM EDT A person looks at a Google Earth map of Paris, France on a screen as Google Earth unveils the revamped version of the application April 18, 2017 at a event at New York’s Whitney Museum of Art.(Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The Google Earth app is adding a new video… Source link

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Google Earth adds time-lapse video to depict climate change

Google Earth adds time-lapse video to depict climate change

SAN RAMON, Calif. – The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out in what is being billed as the biggest update to Google Earth in five years. Google says it undertook the complex project in partnership with several… Source link

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Google Earth Timelapse feature shows chilling effect of climate change

Google Earth Timelapse feature shows chilling effect of climate change

Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye opening, technical feat that provides visual evidence of how the Earth has changed due to climate change and human behavior. The tool takes the platform’s static imagery and turns it into a dynamic 4D experience, allowing users to click through timelapses that highlight melting ice caps, receding glaciers, massive urban growth and wildfires’ impact on agriculture. Timelapse compiles 24 million satellite photos taken from 1984 to 2020, an effort… Source link

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