Google warns of the impact of climate change with its Doodle on Earth Day

This 2022 annual Earth Day Doodle addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate change.

Using real-time images of Google Earth Timelapse and other sources, the Doodle shows the impact of climate change in four different places on our planet. On his blog, Doodle asks netizens to stay tuned throughout the day for these scenes, each of which will remain on Google’s home page for several hours at a time.

The Doodle that Google chose for this Earth Day in 2022 includes real images from various places in the world.

• Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. In the comparative images you can see the retreat of glaciers at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The images have been taken every December annually from 1986 to 2020.
• Sermersooq in Greenland. It shows the retreat of glaciers in Greenland. The images have been recorded every December annually from 2000 to 2020.
• The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is possible to observe coral bleaching in Lizard Island, Australia. The images were taken during the months of March to May 2016.
• Harz Forests in Elend, Germany. The images show forests destroyed by bark beetle infestation due to rising temperatures and severe drought. In this case the images have been taken every December annually from 1995 to 2020.

With these comparative images, Google calls on the citizens of the world to act now, explaining that the task corresponds to all human beings to live more sustainably, because it is necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Marking April 22 as Earth Day worldwide was decided during a UNESCO conference in San Francisco (California, USA). He was the peace activist John McConnell who proposed to establish a date that motivates humanity to recognize the importance of protecting the planet and its natural resources. The motion was carried and the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. (I)