Google Earth offers a vision of post-global warming California

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Google Earth offers a vision of post-global warming California

Google has teamed up with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to provide maps of how global warming could affect the Golden State.

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger talks in front of a map showing what areas might be affected by global warming in San Francisco, California, Wednesday.

By Michael B. Farrell Staff writer

Dec. 02, 2009, 8:12 p.m. ET | San Francisco

Want to see what climate change could mean for California? Just Google it.

The Internet search giant unveiled Wednesday for its popular Google Earth navigation software that predicts where sea levels could rise and where wild fire danger might worsen due to global warming.

鈥淭his is part of our effort to get people to really understand what is happening around us,鈥� said Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who unveiled the new features at a press conference where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released the state鈥檚 on how California plans to cope with climate change.

Google and Governor Schwarzenegger to bring a visual element to climate science.

鈥淐alifornia has taken action and led the way in the US and around the world in enacting green policies to fight climate change because no single issue threatens our planet鈥檚 health and prosperity more,鈥� said Schwarzenegger.

Among the recommendation in the 200-page Climate Adaptation Strategy: increase water conservation, curb development, and use more renewable energy resources 鈥� many measures that are underway in the state.

Google has already released in support of efforts to address climate change ahead of this month鈥檚 United Nations Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen.

Former Vice President Al Gore introduced the on YouTube in September.

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