Visualizing the Accumulation of Human-Made Mass on Earth
The amount of human-made (or anthropogenic) mass, has now exceeded the weight of all life on Earth, including humans, animals, and plants.
First published: November 28, 2021 (link)
Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf
Data source: Elhacham, E., Ben-Uri, L, Grozovski, J., Bar-On, Y.M., Milo, R., 2020. Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass. Nature 588, 442-444., doi:10.1038/s41586-020-3010-5
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