Environment/weather Archive:
One Oil Graphic to Rule them All
18 May 2010
FEMA Disasters 1953-2010
18 May 2010Filter by state, year, and type of disaster. (note: you can zoom by selecting the arrow pointer tool at the bottom). The number of disasters has apparently increased over time because we’ve changed the definition. Related story.
Oil Gusher: What, Where, How to Fix
17 May 2010
Oil Spill Calculators
12 May 2010Enter your own leak rate (nobody knows what it really is) and see what the running total is. (via)
Overlay the spill onto your own location with this googlemaps mashup:
Energy Use
7 May 2010View energy use for various appliances — in dollars/watts/gas, over different periods and in different states.
What You Can Do About Global Warming
In: Culture Environment/weather Graphic Design (general) Science
6 May 2010Some cool “mind-maps” of things you can do about global warming, your health, and connecting with nature. Simplistic, but appealing and effective. (via)
More Oil Graphics
4 May 2010
A Worthwhile Oil Spill Map
4 May 2010There are a lot of these out there, but most of them are pretty crappy. This one is very well done – data dense, yet easy to read.
Too Many Eco Labels?
3 May 2010A 2009 survey identified about 600 labels that denote some definition of "environmentally friendly" worldwide, including more than 80 on products sold in the United States.
Volcano Eruptions 1800-2010
29 Apr 2010
Deaths from Natural Disasters (1979-08)
23 Apr 2010
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