When did Earth day began?
Earth Day began in 1970 as a day to celebrate the planet and encourage people to be more environmentally friendly. The first celebration was held in the US after a devastating oil spill, and is widely regarded as the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
Activities associated with the day often include planting trees,
raising awareness about recycling, volunteering for green projects, and
reducing the amount of energy people consume.
Earth Day is supported by a host of celebrities, including Leonardo Di Caprio, Emma Watson, Miley Cyrus and Matt Damon.
Earth Day is supported by a host of celebrities, including Leonardo Di Caprio, Emma Watson, Miley Cyrus and Matt Damon.
This 22nd Friday, leaders from 160 countries will officially sign the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day 2016.
The deal was thrashed out in Paris last December in order to stem global warming.
The signing makes this year's Earth Day one of the most important in years, and the organizers will be attempting to build on the momentum created by last year's Paris Climate Submit.
To mark the day, Google has designed a Doodle, one of many that it creates year after year.
"Earth Day is the largest, most recognisable face of the environmental movement," said Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network.
During the Paris talks world leaders agreed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, with developed countries providing $100 billion (£70 bn) of public and private finance to help developing countries by 2020.
The organizers behind Earth Day, which occurs annually on April 22, are hoping to use the 2016 celebration to plant 7.8 billion trees, divest from fossil fuels and make cities 100 per cent renewable.
"Let's take the momentum from the Paris Climate Summit and build on it," said the Earth Day organizers. "Let's start now. And let's not stop."
Sophie Diao, who designed this year's Doodle, described the Earth Day illustration as an "intimidating topic".
"In the end I chose to highlight Earth's five major biomes," or ecological areas, said Diao. "In each illustration, you'll find one animal who's been singled out for 15 minutes of fame. Each time you visit Google, you'll randomly receive one of the five doodles." You can refresh Google to see the other illustrations.
The five animals profiled in the latest Doodle are a polar bear, fox, elephant, tortoise and octopus.
Image credits to Google Inc.
"In the end I chose to highlight Earth's five major biomes," or ecological areas, said Diao. "In each illustration, you'll find one animal who's been singled out for 15 minutes of fame. Each time you visit Google, you'll randomly receive one of the five doodles." You can refresh Google to see the other illustrations.
The five animals profiled in the latest Doodle are a polar bear, fox, elephant, tortoise and octopus.
Image credits to Google Inc.
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