For example, Google Earth 4.2 now includes a weather layer with sub-folders for clouds, radar, conditions and forecasts, and information. The clouds information is updated hourly with data from the Naval Research laboratory in Monterey. The radar information is updated every 15 mminutes, while Weather.com provides forecasts.
You can also download KML files showing the last 24 hours of cloud data or 6 hours of radar data.
Google has also added the MDG Monitor, a layer that shows how countries are doing in meeting the Millennium Development Goals to do things like combat poverty and hunger, improve education, fight HIV/AIDS.
[via Google LatLong]
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11-09-2007 @ 7:28PM
michael said...
Funny, NASA WorldWind has had this feature for quite awhile.
Weather is awesome on WorldWind. Pretty accurate. I wonder how Google Earth can top this.
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11-10-2007 @ 9:15AM
Mysterius said...
@michael: By making it known to a far wider segment of the public.
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