Every action, every event, every person, everything emits a certain amount of carbon. This interactive visualization made by David McCandless teamed up with GE examines some of those scenarios. Play around to learn some interesting and surprising information about how much Carbon dioxide is released during various activities.
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Humans have found a diverse number of ways to ruin one of the earth's most beautiful resources. Everything from biological waste to nuclear reactors are being dumped in the ocean.This infographic will reveal a few types of ocean dumping. This is a topic that is on all of our minds and in the media – thanks BP – but oil is just the tip of the iceberg. Mother Nature is not happy!
via www.marisys.com
The map of the artificial night sky brightness at zenith at sea level allow to compare levels of light pollution in the atmosphere, to recognize more and less polluted areas and to identify the more polluting districts and the bigger sources.
via www.lightpollution.it
Air pollution maps, like this one showing the forecast on July 8, 2010, are updated by the Environmental Protection Agency everyday so people can plan outdoor activities and avoid breathing unhealthy air. Reds and oranges represent the most unhealthy air, while yellow is unhealthy only for the most sensitive people.
These pills represent the relative amounts of four pharmaceutical drugs found in fish pulled from Chicago’s North Shore Channel and tested by Baylor scientists.