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	<title>Environment &#8211; Worldmapper</title>
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	<description>the world as you&#039;ve never seen it before</description>
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		<title>CO₂ Emissions per capita 2020</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/co%e2%82%82-emissions-per-capita-2020/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Protocol was the first serious effort to not only acknowledging a role of humans in global warming, but to also implement measures to reducing this impact caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Since then, carbon emissions have been rising constantly, largely fuelled by considerable economic growth.

Qatar has the highest emission of Carbon per capita (37 tons per year), followed by New Caledonia (30 t/y), Mongolia (26 t/y), Trinidad and Tobago (25 t/y) and Brunei (23 t/y). Overall 24 countries have Carbon emissions of more than 10 tons per capita. Democratic Republic of the Congo has the lowest Carbon emission per capita (0.027 t/y), followed by Somalia (0.035 t/y), Central African Republic (0.039 t/y) and Burundi (0.05 t/y). Overall just under 60 countries have a per capita Carbon emissions lower than 1 ton per year.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This map is resized according to absolute CO₂ emissions in that territory. The colour shading shows the emissions per capita in 2020.</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by <a href="http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=CO2andGHG1970-2016&amp;sort=des1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)</a> (last accessed November 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Earthquakes Homeless 2000-2025</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/earthquakes-affected-2000-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An earthquake is the movement of the ground, resulting from pressure between tectonic plates. Some places experience many earthquakes because they are located near to an active plate boundary.

The highest number of people who lost their homes in an earthquake lives in Pakistan (more than 5 million), followed by neighbouring India (more than 2 million), China (1.9 million), Indonesia( 1.4 million) and Chile (800.000).

The deadliest earthquake in this century was the earthquake was the one in the Indian ocean in December 2004 that triggered the tsunami. More than 220.000 people died then, in many different countries. As a country Haiti has the highest death toll from earthquakes, mostly from the major quake in 2010. Other major earthquakes in the 21 century were in China in 2008, Kashmir (India,Pakistan) in 2005, Turkey and Syria in 2023, Iran in 2003 and Japan in 2011.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This map shows the proportion of all people killed in earthquake disasters between 2000-2025, that got homeless.</strong></p>
<p>Definition:</p>
<p>For a disaster to included at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:<br />
Ten (10) or more people reported killed<br />
Hundred (100) or more people reported affected<br />
Declaration of a state of emergency<br />
Call for international assistance</p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by <a href="http://www.emdat.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database</a> &#8211; (last accessed January 2025). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Earthquakes 2000-2025</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/earthquakes-2000-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An earthquake is the movement of the ground, resulting from pressure between tectonic plates. Some places experience many earthquakes because they are located near to an active plate boundary.

Most of the earthquakes between 2000 and 2025 have been recorded in China, followed by Indonesia and Iran, but Haiti reaches the highest death toll with just one earthquake in 2010, where - according to the Haitian government- more than 200.000 people died.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This map shows the proportion of  earthquake disasters between 2000 and 2025, that happened there</strong></p>
<p>Definition:</p>
<p>For a disaster to included at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:<br />
Ten (10) or more people reported killed<br />
Hundred (100) or more people reported affected<br />
Declaration of a state of emergency<br />
Call for international assistance</p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by  <a href="http://www.emdat.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database</a> (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Earthquakes Damages 2000-2025</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/earthquakes-damages-2000-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An earthquake is the movement of the ground, resulting from pressure between tectonic plates. Some places experience many earthquakes because they are located near to an active plate boundary.

The highest economical damages (in US$) where accumulated in Japan during the earthquake and the following tsunami in 2011, which destroyed the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Japan is followed by Turkey (2023), Chile (2010), New Zealand (2011) and Italy (2009).]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This map shows the proportion of the total damages (in US$) caused by earthquakes 2000-2025</strong></p>
<p>Definition:</p>
<p>For a disaster to included at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:<br />
Ten (10) or more people reported killed<br />
Hundred (100) or more people reported affected<br />
Declaration of a state of emergency<br />
Call for international assistance</p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by  <a href="http://www.emdat.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database</a> (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Earthquakes Deaths 2000-2025</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/earthquakes-deaths_2001to2017/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An earthquake is the movement of the ground, resulting from pressure between tectonic plates. Some places experience many earthquakes because they are located near to an active plate boundary.

The deadliest earthquake in this century was the earthquake was the one in the Indian ocean in December 2004 that triggered the tsunami. More than 220.000 people died then, in many different countries. As a country Haiti has the highest death toll from earthquakes, mostly from the major quake in 2010. Other major earthquakes in the 21 century were in China in 2008, Kashmir (India,Pakistan) in 2005, Turkey and Syria in 2023, Iran in 2003 and Japan in 2011.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This map shows the proportion of all people killed in earthquake disasters between 2000-2025, that died there.</strong></p>
<p>Definition:</p>
<p>For a disaster to included at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:<br />
Ten (10) or more people reported killed<br />
Hundred (100) or more people reported affected<br />
Declaration of a state of emergency<br />
Call for international assistance</p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by <a href="http://www.emdat.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database</a> &#8211; (last accessed January 2025). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Proven Oil Reserves</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/proven-oil-reserves/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>. Those proven reserves include both developed and undeveloped reserves.</p>
The biggest proven oil reserves in 2021 were located in Venezuela (304.000 million barrels), followed by Saudi Arabia (267.000), Iran (209.000), Iraq (201.000) and Canada (170.000). United Arabian Emirates (113.000), Kuwait (109.000), Russia (80.000), USA (74.000) and Libya (50.000) complete the Top 10.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Proven oil reserves in 2021 in million barrels</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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		<title>Years left of Proven Oil Reserves</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/years-proven-oil-reserves-2021/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The years left of oil reserves is calculated based on the proven reserves and the annual production volume. Any change in that volume will change the number of years left. The most years left of proven reserves has Venezuela with 885, followed by Yemen (548 years) and Suriname (548 years), Georgia (479 years) and the Philippines (304 years). Chile (261 years), Slovakia (247 years), Syria (196 years), Iran (134 years) and South Sudan (130 years) complete the Top 10.

The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years left of proven oil reserves in 2021.</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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		<title>Proven Gas Reserves</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/proven-gas-reserves/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>. Those proven reserves include both developed and undeveloped reserves.</p>
The biggest proven gas reserves in 2021 were located in Russia (47.800 km3), followed by Iran (34.000 km3), Qatar (23.900 km3), United States of America (17.700 km3) and Turkmenistan (10.000 km3). Saudi Arabia, China,  United Arabian Emirates, Venezuela and Nigeria complete the Top 10.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Proven gas reserves in 2021 in KM3</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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