14 DAY TRIAL // The seriousness of global warming has also reached Google's Google Earth application. The downloadable mapping application, which has been designed to offer satellite imagery of Earth, has just received two KLM layers, which can help users better understand how climate change will affect our planet and its people. The two layers, which are dubbed Climate Change in Our World and Climate Change in Our World, Antarctica are available for download here.
Google's Earth application has been recently updated with a number of KLM layers which have been designed for various purposes. Starting with the disasters that struck Myanmar and China and ending with the history lesson, provided by the 120 maps from the Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Google Earth is trying to provide useful insight into the things that are happening all over the world. All updates require users to download the Google Earth application and the additional KLM data files.
According to the official Google Earth blog, as of today there are two new layers available for download at the Google Earth Outreach. The people responsible for the new layers are the British Government, in collaboration with the Met Office Hadley Centre and the British Antarctic Survey. The two new layers will provide users with geographical information about how the climate will change and affect our planet.
The British Antarctic Survey scientists are the ones that have developed the layer dubbed Climate Change in Our World, Antarctica. This layer features details the scientists monitor and measure, on the different effects of climate change in Antarctica. The layer also includes images that show the retreat of the ice.
Thanks to these British institutions and Google's Earth mapping solution, users will come across scientific and geographically-organized information demonstrating the commitment of the British Government in carrying out this climate research. The collaboration between the British institutions and Google is a clear sign of Google's increased interest in providing its users with information about our planet's status.