Earth Day 2022: Google Doodle highlights impacts of climate change on our planet

 

International Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April, to spread awareness about environmental protection and on the worst impact of climate change on our mother earth.

Google Doodle highlighted climate change impact on this Earth Day 2022,

On the occasion of Earth Day, Google, by releasing an interactive Doodle, has highlighted the impact climate change has had on the planet in the last few decades.

The new Google doodle shows real time-lapse images from Glacier retreat, Google Earth Time-lapse, highlighting the impact of climate change across four different locales around the planet, at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, Sermersooq Glacier retreat in Greenland, Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Harz Forests in Germany.

It includes a variety of GIFs created from photos of real locations, all taken over several years. Each time-lapse GIF will be displayed for a few hours throughout the day, Mashable reported.

"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.

This year's theme for Earth Day is 'Invest In Our Planet'. It highlights the need for people to come together and take steps to protect the ecosystem and our ‘blue planet’. Increased pollution levels, climate change, and loss of biodiversity are some of the prominent issues that need our attention.

Today’s #EarthDay #GoogleDoodle addresses one of the most pressing topics of our time: climate change.

Using real time-lapse imagery from #GoogleEarth and other sources, tune in all day to see the impact of climate change across our planet 🌎

→ https://t.co/3IQ6D5wJSu pic.twitter.com/tNaO7LbaKl

— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) April 22, 2022

The first Doodle shows real imagery of a glacier retreat at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa's Tanzania. The images were taken each December annually from 1986 to 2020.

The second image on Google's Doodle page shows a glacier retreat in Sermersooq in Greenland which was taken every December from 2000 to 2020.

The third imagery shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and their images have been captured from March to May in 2016.

The time-lapse has been created using a compilation of images, which shows several different locations across Earth, including coral reefs, glaciers, that were collected by Google Earth.

The last Google Doodle showcases Harz forests in Elend, Germany and images have been taken from 1995 to 2020. According to Google, forests have been destroyed by bark beetle infestation due to the rise in temperatures and drought.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 'Earth Day', 2022,

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Earth Day is about expressing gratitude to "Mother Earth" for her kindness and reiterating one's commitment to care for the planet.

Modi also posted a clip of his past remarks about India's traditional regard for the environment. In the clip, he said it is the responsibility of every generation to conserve the environment.

Dalai Lama on Earth Day,

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has appealed to people to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and adopt renewable sources of energy.

"The threat of climate change is not limited by national boundaries, it affects us all, In my own life I have witnessed the decline in snowfall, first in Tibet and later, in Dharamsala. Some scientists have told me that there is a risk of places like Tibet eventually becoming deserts," he said.

Why Earth Day celebrated,

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 when Senator Gaylord Nelson raised concerns regarding the degrading environmental conditions. Millions of protestors came out on the streets in the US, demanding action on environmental damage. The day has been celebrated since 1970 and people celebrate the day by participating in environmental awareness activities and working towards issues that the planet Earth is currently facing.