Environmental damage highlighted by Google Earth
Rampant forest destruction, retreating glaciers and explosive urban growth have been highlighted by a partnership between the United Nations and internet search giant Google.
Under the scheme, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday, before-and-after satellite images of 100 global environmental hotspots have been integrated into Google’s popular mapping program, Google Earth.
Read the complete story Share:
Mercedes bionic car
- Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries
- Sony to release new PSP bundle
- Dell's AMD computers now available
- Mushkin announces 2 GB performance memory modules
- Microsoft patches new Office flaw
- IBM rolls out first Cell-based blade server
- Micron speeds up reduced latency DRAM
- TG Video: Panasonic's Toughbook 18 dropped, shaken and soaked
- Samsung to offer Belkin MP3 player accessories
Authors of Zotob virus sentenced
- Western Digital intros its first perpendicular hard drive
- The hard drive turns 50
- Barclays Bank customers hit by phishing attack
- TG Video - Futuremark shows off mobile benchmark on phones and PDAs
- DRAM contract prices to sustain growth on continue shortage
- Viewsonic debuts Ipod LCD monitor
- Epson starts volume production of new HTPS panels
- Sony unveils VAIO N notebook for the home
- BenQ to offer super-slim 7.2-megapixel digital camera model X720
Sponsored
See more
Latest news
Miscellaneous Previous news
Partners
