The Breathing Earth is an interesting web simulation that demonstrates quite clearly and impressively the human impact on our Earth. Designed by David Bleja, the simulation tracks the amount of CO2 in tonnes released be each nation and how often a death or a birth occurs. Bearing in mind that it is a simulation is not 100% percent accurate however the author states that the simulation was built using reputable data sources, further more the values generated by the simulation are more likely to by under estimated as apposed to being over estimated.

It surely is an eye opening simulation as we often turn a blind eye to the destructive effects our industry has on our planet. It is interesting to note, from the simulation, the large amounts of CO2 that is released every minute, especially from first world nations. According to this simulation China emmits 1000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere every 6,2 seconds while the United States releases carbon dioxide at whopping rate of 1000 tonnes every 5,3 seconds. It surely brings the question up of how much longer can we as a race sustain our dirty industries before our planet begins to fail?

You may view the simulation here

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