If New York’s carbon emissions were solid, they’d bury the Empire State Building within a day

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If New York’s carbon emissions were solid, they’d bury the Empire State Building within a day

It’s pretty hard to visualize air pollution. Smog at least was smoggy, but carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are invisible to the naked eye. Carbon Visuals took a crack at showing people exactly how much carbon dioxide New York City dumped in the atmosphere in 2010, and their concept — in which a blue ball 33 feet across represents the metric ton of carbon dioxide gas released by the city every 0.58 seconds — actually does a great job of bringing home the gigantic amounts of waste we’re creating.

Full article: http://grist.org/list/if-new-yorks-carbon-emissions-were-...

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@KatDavis733 » 15 Nov '12, 5am
Visualizing #climatechange: if CO2 emissions were solid rather than gas [link]
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I get it now, thanks @carbon-visuals [link] #climatechange @PresidioGrad @amprog @AEEnet
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@emplois_engages » 31 Oct '12, 1pm
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RT @eurocrat: A shocking visualisation of carbon emissions in New York: [link] via @EPinUK_stats
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