diff --git a/globe/globe.js b/globe/globe.js
index 806e5697..b37b1036 100644
--- a/globe/globe.js
+++ b/globe/globe.js
@@ -85,6 +85,227 @@ DAT.Globe = function(container, opts) {
   var padding = 40;
   var PI_HALF = Math.PI / 2;
 
+
+  var touchHandled;
+  var isPinchScaling;
+  var pinchStartX;
+  var clickTimer;
+
+  //disabled pinch zooming by default due to as weird bugs in Safari but leaving in, in case someone else can fix it
+  var pinchZoomEnabled = opts.pinchZoomEnabled || false;
+
+  /**
+   * (Modified from `jquery-ui-touchpunch`)
+   * Simulate a mouse event based on a corresponding touch event
+   * @param {Object} event A touch event
+   * @param {String} simulatedType The corresponding mouse event
+   */
+  function simulateMouseEvent(event, simulatedType) {
+
+    var touch;
+
+    // Ignore multi-touch events
+    if(event.originalEvent){
+      touch = event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0];
+
+      if (event.originalEvent.touches.length == 2) {
+        //handle pinching
+        isPinchScaling = true;
+        pinchStartX = event.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX;
+        onPinch(event);
+
+        return;
+      }
+      else if (event.originalEvent.touches.length > 2){
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    else if(event.touches){
+      touch = event.changedTouches[0];
+
+      if(event.touches.length == 2){
+        //handle pinching
+        isPinchScaling = true;
+        pinchStartX = event.touches[0].clientX;
+        onPinch(event);
+
+        return;
+      }
+      else if(event.touches.length > 2){
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    var simulatedEvent = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
+
+    // Initialize the simulated mouse event using the touch event's coordinates
+    simulatedEvent.initMouseEvent(
+      simulatedType,    // type
+      true,             // bubbles
+      true,             // cancelable
+      window,           // view
+      1,                // detail
+      touch.screenX,    // screenX
+      touch.screenY,    // screenY
+      touch.clientX,    // clientX
+      touch.clientY,    // clientY
+      false,            // ctrlKey
+      false,            // altKey
+      false,            // shiftKey
+      false,            // metaKey
+      0,                // button
+      null              // relatedTarget
+    );
+
+    // Dispatch the simulated event to the target element
+    event.target.dispatchEvent(simulatedEvent);
+  }
+
+  function resetZoomOnDoubleTap(event){
+    // check for double tap
+    if(pinchZoomEnabled) {
+      if ((event.originalEvent && event.originalEvent.touches.length == 1) ||
+        (event.touches && event.touches.length == 1)) {
+
+        if (clickTimer == null) {
+          clickTimer = setTimeout(function () {
+            clickTimer = null;
+          }, 500)
+        } else {
+          clearTimeout(clickTimer);
+          clickTimer = null;
+
+          //reset zoom
+          zoom(-5000);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function _onTouchStart (event) {
+
+    resetZoomOnDoubleTap(event);
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    // Ignore the event if another widget is already being handled
+    if (touchHandled){
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Set the flag to prevent other widgets from inheriting the touch event
+    touchHandled = true;
+
+    // Track movement to determine if interaction was a click
+    self._touchMoved = false;
+
+    // Simulate the mouseover event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseover');
+
+    // Simulate the mousemove event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousemove');
+
+    // Simulate the mousedown event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousedown');
+  }
+
+
+  function _onTouchMove(event) {
+    if(isPinchScaling){
+      onPinch(event);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Ignore event if not handled
+    if (!touchHandled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Interaction was not a click
+    this._touchMoved = true;
+
+    // Simulate the mousemove event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousemove');
+  }
+
+  function _onTouchEnd(event) {
+
+    if(isPinchScaling){
+      onPinch(event);
+      isPinchScaling = false
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Ignore event if not handled
+    if (!touchHandled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Simulate the mouseup event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseup');
+
+    // Simulate the mouseout event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseout');
+
+    // If the touch interaction did not move, it should trigger a click
+    if (!this._touchMoved) {
+
+      // Simulate the click event
+      simulateMouseEvent(event, 'click');
+    }
+
+    // Unset the flag to allow other widgets to inherit the touch event
+    touchHandled = false;
+  }
+
+  function getPinchDistance(event){
+    var dist;
+
+    try{
+      dist = Math.sqrt(
+        (event.touches[0].clientX-event.touches[1].clientX) * (event.touches[0].clientX-event.touches[1].clientX) +
+        (event.touches[0].clientY-event.touches[1].clientY) * (event.touches[0].clientY-event.touches[1].clientY)
+      );
+
+      dist = dist * 0.1;
+      dist = Math.min(dist, 25);
+
+      var dir = (pinchStartX > event.touches[0].clientX) ? 1 : -1;
+
+      dist = dist * dir;
+    }
+    catch(e){
+      dist = null;
+    }
+
+    return dist;
+  }
+
+  function onPinch(event){
+    if(pinchZoomEnabled){
+      var dist = getPinchDistance(event)
+      if(dist != null){
+        zoom(dist);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  function addTouchHandlers(container){
+
+    var touchSupport = 'ontouchend' in document;
+
+    //ignore browsers without touch
+    if(!touchSupport){
+      return;
+    }
+
+    container.addEventListener('touchstart', _onTouchStart, false);
+  }
+
+
   function init() {
 
     container.style.color = '#fff';
@@ -152,6 +373,8 @@ DAT.Globe = function(container, opts) {
 
     container.addEventListener('mousewheel', onMouseWheel, false);
 
+    addTouchHandlers(container);
+
     document.addEventListener('keydown', onDocumentKeyDown, false);
 
     window.addEventListener('resize', onWindowResize, false);
@@ -277,6 +500,11 @@ DAT.Globe = function(container, opts) {
     container.addEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp, false);
     container.addEventListener('mouseout', onMouseOut, false);
 
+    container.addEventListener('touchend', _onTouchEnd, false);
+    container.addEventListener('touchmove', _onTouchMove, false);
+
+
+
     mouseOnDown.x = - event.clientX;
     mouseOnDown.y = event.clientY;
 
@@ -333,10 +561,14 @@ DAT.Globe = function(container, opts) {
     }
   }
 
+
   function onWindowResize( event ) {
-    camera.aspect = container.offsetWidth / container.offsetHeight;
-    camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
-    renderer.setSize( container.offsetWidth, container.offsetHeight );
+    // this method fights with pinch zooming, needs to be disabled if pinch zooming
+    if(pinchZoomEnabled){
+      camera.aspect = container.offsetWidth / container.offsetHeight;
+      camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+      renderer.setSize( container.offsetWidth, container.offsetHeight );
+    }
   }
 
   function zoom(delta) {