Aquatic Dead Zones

"Aquatic Dead Zones" or "dead sea areas" is the following map (based on data from the MODIS sensor aboard the Aqua satellite), released today by NASA Earth Observatory , shows an overview of "dead sea areas." Following the reasoning used in drawing the map, is taken as the dead area  occupied by waters in which the ability to hold dissolved oxygen is so low that hardly a marine organism survive in them.

The size and number of marine dead zones—areas where the deep water is so low in dissolved oxygen that sea creatures can’t survive—have grown explosively in the past half-century. Red circles on this map show the location and size of many of our planet’s dead zones. Black dots show where dead zones have been observed, but their size is unknown.

via earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Moody's Recovery Status Map

via www.economy.com

Moody's Economy.com closely tracks economic conditions in the major economies of the world and summarizes the results on this interactive map. Analysts follow a wide range of indicators to ascertain a country's position in the business cycle. Specifically, we focus on gauges of employment, industrial production and retail sales--high-frequency indicators that capture the breadth of economic activity. Countries where the indicators are dropping are labeled In Recession. Those where declines have slowed are said to be Moderating. Countries where the indicators have begun rising again are Recovering. Economies that have advanced past their previous growth peaks are labeled Expanding.

Ecosystems of the World

via ripetungi.com

An infographic based around the Ecosystems of the world. Created to be used as a learning aid for children, tried to present an overview of the ecosystems. On creating this infographic ripetungi.com discovered that Ecosystems are so complex with many different factors influencing them that it was difficult to present this in one infographic. This was the challenge in creating this graphic, which information to use to give an insight into the ecosystem while making it accessible for the audience.

ripetungi.com wanted to show an visually interesting graphic, mixing and breaking away from the vector imagery favoured in infographics at the moment. Using a pie chart as the base and mixing it with maps and photos of the different animals from that ecosystem, tried to create depth with the images and pull outs of info with the colours and shapes. With the amount of text on the graphic is was a major challenge. Hopefully it works, let me know your thoughts. Your thoughts are always welcome.