Exploring Earth Day on Google Earth
by Mickey Mellen on Apr.22, 2014, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Today is Earth Day, a time to sit back and think about our wonderful planet, and some of us will be out picking up some trash, or just enjoying nature.
For those of you stuck inside due to weather, work, or other reasons – perhaps you might want to spend the day exploring our wonderful planet through the power of Google Earth. Here are a few links of stories from Google Earth Blog in the past year describing environmental related content available for viewing in Google Earth:
- Using Google Earth to prove a case of illegal waste dumping
- Giving a “pulse” to the Colorado River
- Using Google Earth to predict sea level rise
- Explore the Colorado River in Google Earth
- Viewing the GEBCO Global Ocean Map in Google Earth
- The Topography of Plate Tectonics in Google Earth
- View global warming trends with this new tool from UEA CRU
- Viewing the polar vortex in Google Earth
For more, you can check out our posts from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 or 2009 and read stories that go back even further.
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