Google doodles Earth Day 2013

Google doodles Earth Day 2013

Mountain View, California: Earth Day 2013 is being marked in style by search giant Google with an animated doodle adorning its home page on April 22, 2013.

Doodle shows change in season. Where user can play and pause the animation by clicking in 'sun' and 'moon'. There are also cave, flowers and other clickable area on which special animation shown.

Google doodle earth day 2013 Animation starts from morning sunshine spring day and sun moves westwards and sets. Then moon rises and starts its transition and sets.

Its starts raining when user clicks on clouds.

Earth Day is held every year to highlight green issues with events being held around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

First ever Earth Day was held in 1970, although the name and concept was pioneered a year earlier by activist John McConnell.

Google Doodle on Earth Day So Far :

2012: Google posted a flower-themed doodle on its home page. It featured an animated image of blooming flowers in purple, red and yellow colours that spelt Google.

2011: Earth Day doodle that had in it ticklish pandas, frolicking penguins, a growling lion, a cascading waterfall, waterfall climbing fish, a fish devouring bear, birds, butterflies, a koala and a jumping frog.

2010: was the 40th anniversary of the Earth Day and the search engine giant transformed its logo into an illustration of a forest with sunlight filtering through the leaves creating an impression of the Google logo.

2009: Google went partially underwater with its Earth Day doodle to highlight the rich diversity of life in the water.