MAPS & GRAPHS
THE WORLD'S REMAINING GREAT FORESTS
The Guardian, December 13, 2007
Interactive map - The Earth was once covered in ancient forests, 80% of which have been either destroyed or degraded, according to conservationists. Half of that has been in the last 30 years. Countless species face extinction. Entire communities are being displaced. Deforestation is estimated to cause one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Click on the green circles to find out more.
MAP OF THE OIL WORLD
NY Times, November 6, 2007
Interactive map of the world's oil producers, consumers, and suppliers to the United States. In 2006, Saudi Arabia was by far the largest producer of oil, followed by Russia and United States. On average, the U.S. consumed 20.6 million barrels per day, which made it the largest oil consumer in the world.
STATE OF THE WORLD IN GRAPHICS
BBC News, October 25, 2007
Various graphs and graphics - population growth, emissions, humanity's ecological footprint, decreasing biodiversity and available fresh water, and urban sprawl. Globally human populations are growing, trade is increasing, and living standards are rising for many. But, according to the UN's latest Global Environment Outlook report, long-term problems including climate change, pollution, access to clean water, and the threat of mass extinctions are being met with "a remarkable lack of urgency".
SUMMER SEA ICE IN RETREAT
NY Times, October 1, 2007
Drag the slider to see the record-breaking loss of summer Arctic sea ice in 2007 compared to 2003.
CHINA: CHOKING ON GROWTH PART 1
NY Times, August 26, 2007
See where pollution has most affected China's landscape and how the country's environment and economy compare with the rest of the world.
ECONOMICS OF TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
BBC News, May 4, 2007
This graph shows the IPCC estimates for the reductions in emissions that could be achieved cost-effectively from various sectors with a carbon price of $50 per tonne of CO2-equivalent. Below it is a guide to the key areas where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) believes the reductions can be achieved.
WINNERS AND LOSERS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
NY Times, April, 2007
3 maps detail the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's estimation of the countries that will be least affected, those that will be most affected, and those that will be most able to adapt to the immanent impacts of climate change in the coming decades.
CLIMATE CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD
BBC News, April, 2007
Click a spot on the map to see how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts regions will be affected around the world.
PREDICTIONS OF ACCELERATED CLIMATE CHANGE
Met Office, The Hadley Centre, March, 2007
The most important graphs in existence! The statements of the February 2007 installment of the IPCC report did not incorporate the estimated impacts of feedback loops. These graphs do. The short version: double all the figures and cut the timeline in half. We must all - act - now!
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - MAPS & GRAPHICS
United Nations Environment Programme
Legend of topics to access.
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - VITAL CLIMATE GRAPHICS
United Nations Environment Programme
Vital climate graphics.
31 DAYS IN IRAQ
NY Times, Adriana Lins de Albuquerque and Alicia Cheng, February 3, 2007
This map, based on data from the American, British and Iraqi governments and from news reports, shows the dates, locations and circumstances of deaths for the first month of the year. Given the vast size of Iraq and the communications difficulties inherent in war, the information may be incomplete. Nonetheless, it is our effort to visually depict the continuing human cost of the Iraq war.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN GRAPHICS FROM THE 2007 IPCC REPORT
BBC News, February 2, 2007
Surface temperature, global warming and carbon dioxide projections from the 2007 'Intergovernmental panel on climate change' (IPCC) report.
THE LIVING PLANET: FACTS AND FIGURES
BBC News, October 24, 2006
The planet's natural resources are being consumed faster than they can be replaced, according to the WWF. If current trends continue two planets would be needed by 2050 to meet humanity's demands. Graphs include: ecological footprint per person, per country; humanity's ecological footprint and the planet's health; global ecological footprints; eco debtors and creditors.
GLOBAL CLIMATE EFFORTS 'WOEFUL'
BBC News, August 21, 2006
Efforts to help developing nations adapt to the impacts of climate change have been called "woefully inadequate" by a UN-commissioned report. Includes global water stress map and map of projected impact of climate change on cereal productivity in Africa.
PORTRAIT OF A PERFECT ECONOMIC STORM
YES! Magazine, David Korten, Summer, 2006
Climate change, financial meltdown, and peak oil (see graphs) will devastate those segments of the economy dependent on oil subsidies and stable global supply lines. These are no longer future issues. A dramatic restructuring of the way we live, including a return to local food and energy self-reliance, has become an imperative.
CO2 EMISSIONS PER CAPITA IN 2002
World Bank, 2004
Chart shows excessive per capita CO2 emitted by the developed world in contrast to the developing world - like China.
IMAGES & SLIDESHOWS
DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA
The Guardian, April, 2007
6 pictures with descriptions illustrate Australia's worst drought on record.
WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN DANGER
The Guardian, April, 2007
8 pictures with descriptions illustrate conclusions of a U.N. report that suggests that many of the world's greatest wonders may be under threat from climate change.
GLOBAL WARMING: THE LAST CHANCE FOR CHANGE
The Guardian, Paul Brown, April, 2007
These pictures are taken from Global Warning: The Last Chance for Change, a book by former Guardian environment correspondent Paul Brown. The pictures show how the world is changing and have been chosen to support Brown's explanation of how climate change is having an impact on the natural world and its inhabitants. Disappearing ice and forests, and dust storms from enlarging deserts are all serious problems for our planet.
THE CLIMATE DIVIDE
NY Times, April, 2007
Audio slideshow details how, in almost every instance, the people most at risk from climate change live in countries that have contributed the least to the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to the recent warming of the planet.
WORLD WATER DAY: 15 PICTURES
The Guardian, March 22, 2007
Coping with Water Scarcity is the theme of this year's World Water Day, celebrated on March 22. The theme, which was chosen by UN Water, is designed to highlight the increasing significance of water scarcity around the world and need for cooperation to ensure resources are managed fairly and efficiently.
CONSEQUENCES OF A RISING BAY
San Franciso Chronicle, John Blanchard, February 18, 2007
New set of maps reveals how melting polar ice could change the San Franciso Bay shoreline and carry a high price for entire region.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE SLIDESHOW ARCHIVE
Environmental Defense
Slideshow archive documenting images of climate change and efforts to combat it from around the world.
ALL ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING - PICTURES
Live Science
For more information on global warming, including the long-term effects, causes, latest news, and more, select from the articles and interactive features at the bottom of this link.
DIMMING THE SUN: DISCOVERIES IN GLOBAL DIMMING
PBS, NOVA, "Dimming The Sun", Documentary, 2006
Historic events and scientific milestones that built the case for global dimming from the PBS documentary, "Dimming The Sun".
DIMMING THE SUN: CLEAN AIR TECHNOLOGIES
PBS, NOVA, "Dimming The Sun", Documentary, 2006
…engineers have developed dozens of creative methods to curb pollution, and although there is no magic bullet, some combination of the approaches in this slideshow may hold the answer.
IMAGES OF GLOBAL WARMING
MSN, Encarta
Numerous images of global warming including the shrinking of the Greenland icesheet.
IN PICTURES: HOW THE WORLD IS CHANGING
BBC News
Physical signs of environmental change are all around us.
GLOBAL WARMING AT THE EXTREMES OF THE EARTH
www.wordviewofglobalwarming.com
Pictures from habitats and cultures around the world reacting to climate's rapid changes everywhere.
GLOBAL WARMING: INTERACTIVE FEATURE - "ON TOP OF THE WORLD"
NY Times, Science section, "The Big Melt", Andrew C. Revkin
Andrew C. Revkin reports on his trip to the North Pole Environmental Observatory.
EARTH FROM SPACE
Smithsonian Institute
See our amazing planet from the perspective of an orbiting satellite. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution, this website complements the national traveling exhibition, which may be coming to a city near you!
COMPUTER ANIMATION
SHOCKING NASA ANIMATIONS OF MELTING ARCTIC ICE!
The following NASA animations were posted on YouTube by desmogblog.com:
Notice how rapid and substantial the melt-off (average minimum sea-ice) has been in the last 2 years compared to the years previous, not to mention the total amount of melting since 1979.
As stated in the next posted video's description by desmogblog.com...
"Sea ice is frozen seawater floating on the surface of the ocean. Some sea ice is semi-permanent, persisting from year to year, and some is seasonal, melting and refreezing from season to season. The sea ice cover reaches its minimum extent at the end of each summer and the remaining ice is called the perennial ice cover. The 2007 Arctic summer sea ice has reached the lowest extent of perennial ice cover on record - nearly 25% less than the previous low set in 2005."
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: SCIENCE BULLETINS
Latest science bulletins with multimedia and video accompaniment.
MET OFFICE: HADLEY CENTRE, CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
Key results from climate-change experiments conducted using Hadley Centre computer models of the climate system - surface temperature, sea ice.
BBC NEWS: ANIMATED GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Animation outlines how the climate change process transpires.
VIDEO
Story of Stuff homepage: "From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever."
Watch the intro below. See the rest of the chapters (a total of about 20 minutes) by clicking on the YouTube logo on the image below and go to the scrolling "MORE FROM" column on the lower right of the linked YouTube page.
An in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.
Green.TV is a broadband TV channel for environmental films. The first website to bring together films from a whole range of environmental organisations and independent filmmakers and make them available to anyone anywhere.
NOW: THE HEAT OVER GLOBAL WARMING
PBS, David Brancaccio interview Laurie David, January 26, 2007
Ahead of a major scientific report on global warming to be released next week, David Brancaccio talks with Laurie David, a producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and a major environmental activist. Also includes trailers, clips and other video segments.