A new interactive experience takes viewers on a wild ride through time.
(Photo via Google) We’ve all logged onto Google Earth to see what our house looks like from different angles. The service, however, is good for more than just sneaking a peek at our own lives. In the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017, users can now see our planet “in an entirely new dimension—time,” Rebecca Moore, director of Earth Engine & Outreach, announced in a blog post. Twenty-four million satellite images from the past 37 years have been stitched together to create Timelapse in Google Earth, an interactive experience that takes viewers on a wild ride through time; witness nearly four decades of planetary change occur before your eyes. “Our planet has seen rapid environmental change in the past half-century—more than any other point in human history. Many of us have experienced these changes in our own communities,” according to Moore, who was among the thousands of Californians evacuated from their homes during last year’s wildfires.
