Why the Windows XP Meadow No Longer Exists

"Bliss" by Charles O'Rear is probably one of the most famous photos in the world. It shows a bright blue sky and a green meadow - its perfection and simplicity made the picture the default wallpaper of Windows XP. However, there is much more behind the motif: it is a place with a moving history. And a place that no longer exists in this form... A film by Matthias Schwarzer. -------------------------------------------------- How to get to the Windows XP meadow (exclusively for Patreons): https://www.patreon.com/posts/78083603 -------------------------------------------------- Correction: ▪️ In the video I locate the Windows XP meadow in Napa Valley. Strictly speaking, the wine hill already belongs to Sonoma County, which directly borders it. An annoying mistake - but this doesn't change the story itself. Sonoma and Napa faced the same challenges. -------------------------------------------------- More about this topic: ▪️ An article from 1993 about the dying vineyards in the Napa Valley: https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/magazine/whats-killing-the-grapevines-of-napa.html ▪️ The mentioned study about wine growing and climate change: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1906731117 ▪️ A New York Times article about climate change in the Napa Valley: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/dining/drinks/napa-valley-wine-climate-change.html -------------------------------------------------- Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgphRasWZOVmuqd4lvtWyYA/join -------------------------------------------------- ▪️INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/MatthiasSchwarzer ▪️FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/MatthiasSchwarzerTravelVlogs ▪️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzertravel ▪️TWITTER: http://twitter.com/MatSchwarzer ▪️CONTACT: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------- Intro Song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic sound #windowsxp #microsoft #napavalley #climatechange #photography