ALT A stacked bar chart showing the growth of anthropogenic mass (human-made objects) compared to natural biomass from 1900 to 2040 (projected). The chart shows anthropogenic mass, broken down into categories like Concrete, Aggregates, Bricks, Asphalt, Metals, and Plastics, steadily increasing over time. Natural biomass, divided into Trees and Shrubs, Crops, Livestock, and Humans, is shown with relatively stable or slightly decreasing totals. The year 2020 is marked as the point where anthropogenic mass is projected to exceed natural biomass, with a note stating "Total anthropogenic mass exceeds all global living biomass." The chart is titled "ACCUMULATION OF ANTHROPOGENIC MASS".
One of my favourite graphics from my book Knowledge is Beautiful. The distribution of all the water in the world…
data: geni.us/KIB-WaterWorld
book: geni.us/KIB24
ALT Elegant infographic titled "Water World" showing distribution of Earth's water. Circles represent percentages for oceans (96.5%), freshwater (2.5%), and various subcategories. Highlights freshwater usage, with 69% in ice caps/snow and only 0.03% used by humans. Includes water in organisms like insects
ALT A timeline infographic titled "The Big Map of Who Lived When?" showing notable historical figures across various fields from 1200 to 2000 CE, categorized by profession and era.
✈️ The sheer scale of the Bonchurch Landslide laid bare in new aerial shot 📸 Our thoughts go out to the community during this challenging time 🖼️
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This is the comparison page from a 1977 Motor magazine test of the BMW 320. I would happily have any of the cars listed here, what great cars there were then. First choice for me would be the RS2000, not just because of its value now, what would be your choice? #classiccars
The Rise and Fall of Music Sales, by Format (1973-2021) 💿️
This piece by @JamesEagle17 is part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, featuring work from the world’s top data-driven talent ✅
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Did you know that over two-thirds of national crops originated from somewhere else? 🌽
Our sponsor @CorpPotash shows the historical origins of crops before they were domesticated across the globe & the main producers of our staple crops today.
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How they make money … Great visually-engaging financial analysis by Bertrand Seguin, a 37 year old French investor, who spent 12 years at Japanese gaming company Bandai Namco explaining finance to his bosses … Sign up to his free newsletter: appeconomyinsights.substack.…
60 years ago today (2 April 1962) Panda crossings were introduced at forty-five sites across Great Britain, the first one being switched on opposite Waterloo station in #London by the minister of transport, Ernest Marples.
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