These stunning images from Google show you how climate change is affecting the world by Jillian D'Onfro on Nov 30, 2015, 2:37 PM  This week, the United Nations Climate Summit, COP21, takes place in Paris, France, bringing together leaders from nearly 200 countries to try to reach an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and stop global temperatures from continuing to rise.
To mark the occasion, Google published a blog post explaining how people can use Street View in Maps to explore the causes and impact of climate change. SEE ALSO: How a 'small but mighty' team of Googlers is using Maps to save people and the planet Polar Bears International partnered with Street View to map polar bears, to see how they're affected by changes in their fragile habitats. Here's a polar bear waiting for the sea to freeze, on the edge of Hudson Bay:  Learn more here.
The number of blue oak trees in California has been declining due to stress from changing temperatures. To help track changes, the state's Nature Conservancy captured Street View imagery in Central California that it will compare to new imagery in several years.  Learn more here.
Google Earth Outreach has worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to map methane leaks across the US using Street View cars with methane analyzers on board. Boston: Older pipes, more leaks 
Indianapolis: Newer pipes, fewer leaks 
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