breathing earth

12 September 2006

a simple animated geographical visualization that shows the relative impact different countries have on climate change. different icons represent the statistical time-varying data of all countries (i.e. birth rate, death rate & carbon dioxide emission), which are 'simulated' in real time.
see also interactive worldmap & 3d data world & gapminder & worldmapper & world processor.

[link: breathingearth.net|thnkx Pat]

aesthetic & infographic & locative . comments (4)

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While very visual appealing. And the designer made reasonable efforts to collect valid data. There is a problem in this graphic: It displays based on countries and not on per captia. This maps somehow leaves the visual impression that the problem lies in Asia (China, India, Russia), while these countries are really big polluters the problem is the per capita emission of the USA. So the visual map misleads a bit. That just my biased opinion. But maybe a mash up with http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html would be interesting here.

J-Wicz . 12 September 2006

I think the map itself is visually appealing.

Ryan Arp . 13 September 2006

check out this classic by same name& purpose
breathing earth by sensorium, 1996
http://www.sensorium.org/breathingearth/index.html

d . 14 September 2006

For reasons that cannot and will not be explained breathingearth.net has been blocked here in Thailand.

This has taken the paranoia of the current government (junta?)to new levels where any sort of comment/website that does not fit into their thaicentric view is seen as a threat and like breathing earth is blocked.

Breathingearth a threat? you have to be joking....

Mr. Ubiquitous . 12 June 2007

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