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State of the Planet

A graphical look at what we've done and where we're going

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HEAT THE POOR

Source: CO²: UNEP Vital Climate Change Graphics, February, 2005; HEAT: Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research; POVERTY: World Bank

WHAT’S FOR DINNER

Source: Greenpeace

WATER DISTRIBUTION

Source: The New Atlas of Planet Management

BIGGER, FASTER, STRONGER, MORE

Source: “Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment,” Science, September 16th, 2005

SPECIES EXTINCTION

Source: “Extinction Risk from Climate Change,” Nature, January 8th, 2004

DIFF’RENT SMOKES

Source: Seed Research

NOT A DROP TO DRINK

Source: World Health Organization, UNEP

FLATLINING

Source: EPA

RETREAT FROM THE SUN

Source: NASA

GRASS IS GREENER

Source: US Census 2000

BAD, WORSE, WORST

Source: Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change

Originally published April 19, 2006

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