The first Earth Day was held in April 1970, before the Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act even existed. (Google Earth Timelapse) The history of Earth Day 'We hope that this perspective of the planet will ground debates, encourage discovery and shift perspectives about some of our most pressing global issues,' Google said.įILE - Side-by-side screenshot images showing the Aral Sea in 1985 (left) and the Aral Sea in 2020 (right). Each featured location is categorized into agriculture, deforestation, glaciers, infrastructure, megacities, mesmerizing changes, mining, natural disasters, urban growth and waterways.Īnd under each of those categories are multiple cities that show significant changes that are both alarming and fascinating to watch.įor example, the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan starts off as a full, blue and beautiful body of water in 1985 but as time starts to pass, the once fourth-largest lake in the world dries up into almost nothing. There are also featured locations where you can see drastic environmental changes over the course of time. The time-lapse will automatically begin and you can see how your city has changed over the last 30 years.

If you wish to visit your own neighborhood, all you have to do is type in your address or city into the search bar on the right side and you’ll start flying to that destination.

You will automatically be taken to some part of the world, not necessarily your location, and can already start to see the time-lapse take place in whatever area you end up.

Go to g.co/Timelapse and allow it some time to load. Timelapse in Google Earth is about zooming out to assess the health and well-being of our only home, and is a tool that can educate and inspire action,' the tech company said. 'We invite anyone to take Timelapse into their own hands and share it with others - whether you’re marveling at changing coastlines, following the growth of megacities, or tracking deforestation.

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