Earth: A Graphic Look At The State of the Planet

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Earth: A Graphic Look At The State of the

Planet

 

15 Maps · 99 Charts and Graphs · One Big Picture

One of the most compact and comprehensive resources ever published,

Earth presents essential data and commentaries on the condition of the

world's environment - both natural and human. Please use this web site

to find out more about the wall chart, order a copy, view the data, or

see some of our previous publications.

 

And while you're here, test your knowledge with our new Earth Quiz!

 

Topics covered include:

(Some items not yet available on line)

 

* Global Ecology

Biomes

Ocean Surface Currents

Thermohaline Currents

Phytoplankton Gardens

Deforestation & Habitat Loss

Endangered Species and Extinctions

Air Currents and Arctic Pollution

CO2, Methane, and Temperature

Ozone

Dimming Solar Radiation

Ice and Glacier Melting

Polar Environments

Space Debris

Nuclear Reactors in Space

Soil Erosion and Degradation

 

* Fresh Water

Supply and Distribution

Human Use

Depletion of Groundwater

Pollution

Dams and Development

 

* Human Conditions

Population Growth and Distribution

Debt Service

Global Wealth and Poverty

Human Development & Colonial Control

Endangered Languages and Cultures

Access to Water

Access to Food

Distribution of Stunting of Children

Life Expectancy

AIDS-Distribution

 

* Energy Supply

World Energy Use

Reserves, Production and Consumption

Non-renewable Limits

Projections of Demand, Supply and Production

Profitability

Regional Consumption of Oil and Gas

 

* Food Production From Land

Industrial Agriculture

Grain Production and Consumption

Irrigation

Arable Land Per Capita

Factory Farming

 

* Food From The Oceans

Fisheries

Aquaculture Production

Status of Fish Stocks

Open Ocean Aquaculture

Exclusive Economic Zones

Relative Bioproductivity of Marine Ecosystems

 

* Polution and Toxics

Sources

History

Regulation

Disposal

 

* Warfare and Ecology

* Wealth

Distribution of Wealth

Government Revenues, External Debt, and Current Account Balance

World's 10 Largest TNCs

Net Foreign Direct Investment Flows

Twenty-three-year Changes in GDP Per Capita

Percentage Share of World C02 Emissions

Percentage Share of Weapons Exports