Stunning timelapse shows how the Earth's surface has changed since 1984
Google releases clever video after teaming up with Nasa and Time magazine
It's no secret that landscapes change over time, but Google has managed to capture the development of the earth's surface in a clever timelapse video.
Using satellite images gathered by Nasa and taken since 1984, Google removed cloud cover and filled in missing pixels to produce moving images showing the evolution of our planet.
Hongkongers can zoom in on different areas of the region and watch as Victoria Harbour shrinks through reclamation. They can also see the power station changing the shape of Lamma Island as well as the appearance of Hong Kong airport on Chek Lap Kok, and the growth of Shenzhen.
Google used satellites from Nasa's Landsat program which perpetually orbit the Earth in order to monitor how the human species was altering the surface of the planet. Along with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Nasa and Google merged the catalogue of images into one continuous stream.