Breathing Earth

By David Bleja

With all the talk of global warming, what better way to understand the pressing fragility of the planet than a real-time simulation? David Bleja's interactive map tracks carbon dioxide emissions and birth and death rates for countries throughout the world, using data from the CIA's World Factbook. As an ongoing display of symbols and red flashes pepper the map, you can scroll over countries to compare data. The site also keeps a running ticker to see how those numbers have grown since you opened the site.

http://www.breathingearth.net/