Burning coal comes with a wide range of health impacts, and the corporations burning it are to blame. Just ten companies are estimated to be responsible for almost two-thirds of the health impacts...
Snow is vital to the environmental health of the western United States. Unlike rainfall, it doesn't come as one burst that's here and then quickly gone. Instead, it tends to accrue over the winter...
After an earthquake (or any major disaster for that matter) it can take years to recover. It's been 4 years since the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and a large percentage of the homes have been...
From Shanghai to Seattle, the world’s cities are built on sand - massive amounts of sand. It’s in the cement and concrete that make the bulk of most buildings. The glass in those buildings’ windows...
Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, 29 spaceports around the world have been used to launch satellites to orbit. This interactive map and timeline shows the cumulative launches from each...
This graph illustrates the nine major landforms and five major terrain types in China in the form of an infographic, also showing the formation of each landform and partial area ratio of terrain to...
In 2015, the global import-export market totaled $15.6 trillion. This animated map shows where those goods came from and where they went. Each dot represents $1 billion in value of a particular...
One of a series of posters for the World Energy Council depicting 'Humanising Energy', looking at the evolution of energy (how we use it, the ecological responsibilities) from 1920 to the present.
XXXY City (Triple X, Y City) is a data visualization project analyzing the difference between women and men in New York City on seven factors – education, occupation, income, age, sex...
This work presents the availability of water in the Portuguese basins (sets of dams). The map on the right indicates which regions hold the biggest volumes of water (Guadiana and Tejo). The...
We scraped satellite data showing how the drought impacting Australia’s east coast in 2019-20 was affecting water storage in what was then one of the driest, hottest years on record. In addition,...
The Mercator projection map tends to be what most of us think of when pondering the world map. However, it has a major flaw, since it drastically distorts the size of objects approaching the poles....
Each year, transportation and location-analytics company, INRIX, releases its Traffic Scorecard — a global ranking of major cities based on the economic costs of traffic congestion based on more...
Is it spring yet? New green plant growth is one of the first indicators of spring and the end of cold winter months. To celebrate the changing seasons in the United States, the United States...
The Great Baoen Temple is located outside the Zhonghua Gate, Qinhuai District, Nanjing City. It is the oldest Buddhist temple in China's history. The glass tower of the Great Baoen Temple is also...
In recent years, the relevance of sustainable decision-making has continuously increased in solving society’s environmental challenges. Such decision-making should take a facts-based life cycle...
As climate change alters habitats and disrupts ecosystems, where will animals move to survive? And will human development prevent them from getting there?
This map shows the average direction...
The “Tokyo Eat Map” is an experimental data visualization in 3D with a “meta” reference to the data it displays.
It represents the density of restaurants in central Tokyo on a map, morphed into...
This visualization explores the growth in Las Vegas hotel room inventory, from 1970 to 2018. It highlights notable hotels which have opened and closed during that time, and how they in turn...
We are living in the anthropocene—an epoch characterized by humankind's profound impact on the planet. This poster presents seven geographic views of human activity and influence: it highlights...
‘Waste World’ is a multi-dimensional globe visualization that shows how the layer of the world looks like if we compare countries by their waste generation…
The Globe:
The height of the country...
The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Index is a national-level composite indicator founded on 21 relevant indicators. This website provides a user-friendly visualisation of the index and an entry...
This installation explores the complexity of the UK food system by highlighting the horticultural decline in home-grown fruit and the reliance on imports. The project is inspired by the purchase...
Despite resistance from environmentalists, Native tribes, and local communities, Enbridge moves forward with its pipeline plans. But at what cost?
Enbridge Inc. is an international pipeline...
An Experimental 3D visualisation of the historic catastrophe, famously called The Great Fire of London. The areas affected by the fire are depicted on top of Modern day London (2017). Created with...
Ever noticed what’s outside a classroom window? Schools in Austin can apply for City of Austin grants for school-based projects that could include up to eight environmental areas. These areas...
Cape Town's mobility infrastructure is based on two major services: public bus lines and informal shared mini taxis. Together, they form a network of over 800 lines throughout Cape Town. »City in...