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
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Sermersooq | Greenland
Glacier retreat in Greenland
Images taken each December annually from 2000 to 2020
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Great Barrier Reef | Australia
Coral bleaching on Lizard Island, Australia
Images taken each month from March to May 2016
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Courtesy of The Ocean Agency
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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
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Acting now and together to live more sustainably is necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Go here to learn more about climate change and how you can take action.
This Earth Day, learn how Google Earth Timelapse is being used in partnership with other technologies and programs to empower everyone to take climate action across our planet’s cities, oceans, and forests.
Cardinal Czerny: Earth Day demands urgent action
Reflecting on Earth Day, Cardinal Michael Czerny explains why the Church and Pope Francis care so greatly about the Earth, and laments “menacing failures” which make action to protect the environment “urgent.”
