The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out in what is being billed as the biggest update to Google Earth in five years. Google says it undertook the complex project in partnership with several government agencies, including NASA in the U.S. and its European counterpart, in hopes that it will help a mass audience grasp the sometimes abstract concept of climate change in more tangible terms through its free Earth app.
Cornell University climate scientist Natalie Mahowald believes that mission may be accomplished.
“This is amazing,” she told The Associated Press after watching a preview of the new feature.
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