I stumbled across an intriguing website very recently (a few minutes before writing this post, heh). I don’t think I can say much about it as it’s rather self-explanatory. This website isn’t all that old or all that new… it was created in October 2006 by David Bleja, a “multimedia designer, or digital artist, or multimedia artist, or something like that,” in his own words.
The website I am talking about is Breathing Earth. What is it?
This real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates.
It’s also received over 1.4 million hits and has been mentioned on numerous websites, articles and blogs (like this one!), and has been installed as part of Vancouver’s Science World exhibition (this info comes from Bleja’s own website).
After you’ve spent some time ogling at the simulation, be sure to scroll down and read all the lovely information included about the website, the environment, the things you can do, and more.
The situation is still within our grasp, but we must act now, we must act strongly, and we must act together. Individuals, companies, and governments across the globe must each do what they can to reverse climate change. We will never get a second chance.
–Breathing Earth
