Google is pushing awareness of the World Oceans Day with a suite of visualizations of various data regarding the world’s oceans, within Google Earth.
World Oceans Day offers the opportunity to celebrate the wonders of the underwater world and look carefully at our interactions with the sea. An increasing number of people are moving to the coasts, but for many of them what goes on beneath the surface is still a mystery. As a result the ocean is often left out of sight, out of mind. To counter that, here’s a sample of different ways to visualize the wet portion of our planet.
See the list of visualizations on the website. Google Earth Browser Plugin required.
via World Oceans Day.
