Climate change: Meaning behind Earth Day 2022 and how the Google Doodle is marking today’s climate event

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Google is marking this Earth Day with a doodle showing time-lapse satellite images of melting glaciers, retreating snow cover,

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Inaugurated in the United States in 1970, Earth Day is now recognised across the planet as an occasion on which to raise awareness of environmental issues.

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Here is everything you need to know about Earth Day 2022.

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Earth Day has been held on 22 April ever since it inception in 1970.

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The concept was proposed by peace activist John McConnell at a 1969 Unesco conference in San Francisco, and was originally planned to be on 21 March, the first day of spring.

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A month later, US senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a nationwide environmental teach-in on 22 April, an event which consumed McConnell’s plan.

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It was named Earth Day, and its purpose grew, culminating in it becoming the largest single-day protest in human history.

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Golden State Warriors take Denver Nuggets’ best punch,

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