Earth Day 2022

Google Dooles 21.04.2022 22:45  Date: April 22, 2022 Today’s annual Earth Day Doodle addresses one of the most pressing topics of our time: climate change. Using real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Timelapse and other sources, the Doodle shows the impact of climate change across four different locales around our planet. Stay tuned throughout the day to view these scenes, each remaining on the homepage for several hours at a time. Today’s Doodle includes real imagery from: Mt. Kilimanjaro | Tanzania, Africa Glacier retreat at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro Images taken each December annually from 1986 to 2020 _____________________________________________________________________ Sermersooq | Greenland Glacier retreat in Greenland Images taken each December annually from 2000 to 2020 _____________________________________________________________________ Great Barrier Reef | Australia Coral bleaching on Lizard Island, Australia Images taken each month from March to May 2016 _____________________________________________________________________ Harz Forests | Elend, Germany Forests destroyed by bark beetle infestation due to rising temperatures and severe drought Images taken each December annually from 1995 to 2020 Acting now and together to live more sustainably is necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change. about climate change and how you can take action. Art | Sophie Diao, Alyssa Winans Engineering | Katherine Lee, Jordan Thompson Producer | Lindsay Elgin Marketing | Perla Campos, Sierra Menzies Business Affairs & Partnerships | Madeline Belliveau Doodle Team Leads | Jessica Yu, Nate Swinehart, Brian Kaas, Tom Tabanao Google Earth Team | Raleigh Seamster, Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Patrik Blohmé, Christiaan Adams A special thank you to our partners for their collaboration on this Doodle Andrew Pershing, Ph.D., Leila Hadj-Chikh Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS U.S. Geological Survey Location: Tags: , , ,