Nothing could be more true with infographics as they combine data and images. As Cool Infographics notes “Charts and graphs can communicate data; Infographics turn data into information.”
This is a fantastic tool to understand complex topics like energy in general or for example how the United States rely too much on foreign oil and as the image on the left explains.
Many blogs exist and provide infographics on various topics; I decided to propose you a selection of great examples on environmental, climate change and energy.
Cool Infographics propose many other infographics I propose you a selection of them in today’s article. Enjoy :
- Surface Area Required to Power the World with Solar Power Quite explicit I guess ;
- How Long Will It Last? A glimpse at minerals and how fast we consume them ;
- The Future of Food Why it’s time for a new food revolution ;
- GE: Plug into the Smart Grid How smart meters could help solving climate and energy issues ;
- Vampire Energy infographic video & chart : Vampires (power) suck (a lot of energy)
Chart Porn provides another important bunch :
- Coal Plants map ;
- Environmental Trends and Basic Data with some stuff of the UNEP ;
- Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change ;
- Global Boiling ;
- The Global Happy Planet Index ;
- 10 Things you should know about water ;
- UNEP Atlas of Environmental Impact ;
- Nuclear is Making a Comeback ;
- Greenhouse gases ;
If this wasn’t enough to quench your thirst for knowledge, don’t hesitate to check this list of infographics blogs : 20 Essential Infographics & Data Visualization Blogs (via Inspired Magazine)