New Delhi, April 22: On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, Google dedicated the artwork of Google Doodle to raise awareness about climate change.
Earth Day 2022: Google Doodle sheds light on impact of climate change
New Delhi, April 22: On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, Google dedicated the artwork of Google Doodle to raise awareness about climate change.
Today's doodle features real imagery from Glacier retreat at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, Sermersooq Glacier retreat in Greenland, Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Harz Forests in Germany, all having witnessed the impact of climate crisis in some form or another.
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"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," Google said.
Earth Day is observed on April 22 every year. The theme for Earth Day 2022 is "Invest In our Planet", urging businesses to shift towards sustainable practices.
Earth Day 2022: 4 places affected most by climate change
1. The first doodle on the Google search engine is the Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. It highlights the glacier retreat at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro from December 1986 to December 2020.
2. The next is the glacier retreat in Sermersooq, Greenland from 2000 to 2020. The pictures have been taken every December during the mentioned time period.
3. Another one is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The video highlights the Coral bleaching on Lizard Island from March to May 2016.
4. The final is of the Harz Forests in Elend, Germany. It showcases the forests destroyed by bark beetle infestation because of severe drought and rising temperatures from 1995 to 2020.
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How to see Google Doodle on Earth Day 2022?
The time-lapse video by Google on Earth Day 2022 can be seen by clicking on Google Doodle. Once you click on it, the video will automatically show a time-lapse bringing attention to climate change. It will also show the four locations on Earth that have been greatly affected because of global warming and climate change.
-PTC News
Today's doodle features real imagery from Glacier retreat at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, Sermersooq Glacier retreat in Greenland, Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Harz Forests in Germany, all having witnessed the impact of climate crisis in some form or another.
