Maps in The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live show us the familiar image of the world distorted into ways we’ve never seen before. The landmass displayed in each “cartogram” is proportional to any number of factors, from coal use to species at risk of extinction.
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Changing the BatteryFlamingos stand precariously on top of one of the world’s largest deposits of lithium—the very stuff that powers our mobile world
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Shrink to FitHumanity appears to be ushering in new age of minifauna, a kind of Lilliputian world full of runts and dwarves |
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Chasing RainbowsLured by a utopian visions, agencies dropped billions of trout into thousands of lakes. Now, they’re determined to undo the damage they caused. |
