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Get lost in the new Earth Timelapse, now on mobile

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See the growth of cities around the world, including Las Vegas, Nevada.


See the impact of large-scale infrastructure on a local level such as hydropower dams in the Brazilian Amazon.

Gaze in awe at the scale of change, sometimes rapid, like bushfires in Australia's Northern Territory.

See the complex dynamics of many different things at play in a small place like volcanoes, deforestation and wildfires.

Explore patterns of human activity, like surface mining, which takes many diverse forms across the world.

Zeit Online uses Timelapse to show the extent to which jungles are cleared for soy production in Brazil.

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Earth Timelapse, now available on phones and tablets, includes a handy new "Maps Mode" toggle to let you navigate the map using Google Maps.

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