{"id":2131,"date":"2009-12-07T06:26:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T13:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2009-12-07T17:29:49","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T00:29:49","slug":"california-and-google-team-up-to-show-residents-the-effects-of-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/climate-change\/california-and-google-team-up-to-show-residents-the-effects-of-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"California and Google team up to show residents the effects of global warming"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-25061-Climate-Change-Examiner~y2009m12d5-California-and-Google-launch-tool-to-visualize-climate-change\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"This image from the Google Earth tour released by California and Google portrays some of the dangers manmade climate change are thought to bring to the state.  See below for a link to watch the video. (State of California)\" src=\"http:\/\/image3.examiner.com\/images\/blog\/EXID25061\/images\/2009-12-05_151233.jpg\" alt=\"This image from the Google Earth tour released by California and Google portrays some of the dangers manmade climate change are thought to bring to the state.  See below for a link to watch the video. (State of California)\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This image from the Google Earth tour released by California and Google portrays some of the dangers manmade climate change are thought to bring to the state. See below for a link to watch the video. (State of California)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The state of California and Google have been considered at the forefront of the fight against manmade climate change and the two have come together to help the state\u2019s residents visualize the effects of global warming. The new interactive tool, dubbed CalAdapt and part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Earth software<\/a>, portrays a dismal future for the Sunshine State unless steps are taken to stem man\u2019s effect on the earth.<\/p>\n<p>Narrated by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the tour begins by zooming in and out of the state and highlighting the steps it has taken on its own. Investments in renewable energy, its commitment to reduce greenhouse gases to 1990 levels and the state\u2019s green building program are all featured.<\/p>\n<p>Graphic representation of the effects of manmade climate change are meant to drive home the dangers California faces. From a less reliable water supply to more frequent and more intense wildfires and rising sea levels, the state faces a number of risks according to the video.<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling ceremony was held on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. The significance of the location was not lost on Schwarzenegger who said, \u201cWithin a century, Treasure Island, this place where we are right now, could be totally under water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-25061-Climate-Change-Examiner~y2009m12d5-California-and-Google-launch-tool-to-visualize-climate-change\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1735\" title=\"There's more to this story on the Denver Weather Examiner's site!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/examiner-more.jpg\" alt=\"There's more to this story on the Denver Weather Examiner's site!\" width=\"250\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/examiner-more.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/examiner-more-150x36.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-25061-Climate-Change-Examiner~y2009m12d5-California-and-Google-launch-tool-to-visualize-climate-change\">What will happen to California if manmade climate change isn&#8217;t slowed?\u00a0 Check out the video at the Climate Change Examiner.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of California and Google have been considered at the forefront of the fight against manmade climate change and the two have come together to help the state\u2019s residents visualize the effects of global warming. The new interactive tool, dubbed CalAdapt and part of the Google Earth software, portrays a dismal future for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/climate-change\/california-and-google-team-up-to-show-residents-the-effects-of-global-warming\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">California and Google team up to show residents the effects of global warming<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[286,736,294,224,131,320],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions\/2132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}