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Happy Birthday, Google Earth!

The mind-blowing virtual globe has taught us things about our planet we never suspected

Posted 6.3.09 at 11:34 am 5 Comments

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Hidden Forest Teems with Wildlife

courtesy NASA

In 2005, a team of scientists lead by researchers at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in London, stumbled upon a previously unknown rainforest (to most of the world, anyway -- some locals knew it existed) in Mozambique while searching for potential spots for conservation projects. The site, dubbed Mount Mabu, showed up as a dark green patch in the northern part of the country.

In November 2008, a research team comprised of scientists from the UK, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Belgium and Switzerland traveled to the forest and found that it has astonishingly diverse fauna and flora. In addition to a number of rare flowers and animals, the team discovered three new species of butterfly and one new species of forest adder, a poisonous snake.

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Read the article: Four Years of Google Earth, and What Has it Found?

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rock2681

06/03/09 at 2:27 pm

Iam amzed at the way that techology is being use today. My hope is that it used for a bateer understand of the way we used it.

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ford2go

06/04/09 at 12:43 am

I am a big GE fan, but I call BS on the aligned cows.

Since I read this some months ago, I have surveyed various herds at various times, and their orientation is quite random ( assuming that there's no feed nearby).

I have also checked with some in the rural commmunity. They find the idea comical.

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bosshart19

06/27/09 at 6:56 pm

Google Earth?

Plot your course on MapSource ... go to GE and dream your vacation. What could be better when the weather is less than desirable and 'life is good' is just around the calendar.

One day, and maybe not that far off, GE will have seasonal views ... now won't that be grand!

Google Earth Rocks!

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mqlla

06/28/09 at 12:28 pm

I have also checked with some in the rural commmunity. They find the idea comical.

http://www.aglik.com/vb/

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