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Our Ocean | Timelapse in Google Earth

Provided by: Google Earth |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This time-lapse video uses Google Earth to show how climate change has impacted ice in the Arctic and how it may increase sea level rise in New York City, London, and Tokyo. 
  • The first part of the video shows how ice in the Arctic has melted between 1984 and 2020, while the second part of the video predicts what sea level rise will do to London, New York City, and Tokyo if global temperatures rise by 2°C. 
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Google Earth
Region: Asia, Europe, North America, Polar Regions, USA - Northeast, United States, New York, New York City
Languages: English

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