Published 17:43 IST, January 31st 2020
Google launches UNESCO site's digital models to track climate change effects on them
As climate change sparks fears globally, Google has created digital models, exhibits, to track the drastic changes of rising temperature on historical sites.
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As climate change sparks fears globally, Google has created digital models, exhibits, tours to track the drastic changes of rising temperature on more than 50 historical sites across the world. To encourage the world to take action against the climate crisis, Google launched Heritage of the Edge on January 29 which is a collection of more than 50 online exhibits, 3D models, Street View tours and interviews or about historical places that have been affected by climate change.
Around the world, cultural heritage sites are being affected by climate change. In partnership with @CyArk, @ICOMOS, @AKUGlobal, @googlearts is working to digitally preserve them. Explore five of these UNESCO World Heritage Sites → https://t.co/8wCpezPTTE #HeritageontheEdge pic.twitter.com/G6anJQFS1W
— Google (@Google) January 29, 2020
The Heritage of the Edge
This online experience by Google has been a result of its collaboration with CyArk, a nonprofit digital archivist of heritage sites, and Google Arts & Culture. Users can view places like Easter Island and view region's iconic statues or Bangladesh to see the city of Bagerhat and Scotland to explore the Edinburgh Castle so the individuals can experience each one's 'stories of loss, but also of hope and resilience'.
Extreme weather impacts everything including historical sites such as Chan Chan, Peru. But we are working with local communities as well as @CyArk and @ICOMOS to help digitally preserve our shared history and plan how to adapt. https://t.co/5QYXQ9I1hZ @ClimateHeritage pic.twitter.com/hmugp4y2R1
— Google Arts&Culture (@googlearts) January 30, 2020
Furthermore, while complementing these monuments are the stories outlining which elaborate on what can be done to tackle the climate crisis and conserve the sites along with human history. The Heritage of the Edge experience is now available for the users for exploration.
You may have seen the Moais of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) but did you know that they, like so many other historical monuments, are at risk due to changes in our climate? Learn more about our climate change and heritage project at https://t.co/yX2urSHT1m pic.twitter.com/Ov6r3zjOQW
— CyArk (@CyArk) January 30, 2020
(with inputs from agencies)
17:43 IST, January 31st 2020