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Published: June 12, 2013

Water in the Anthropocene data visualization

A new data visualization, produced by IGBP and Globaia, charts how the global water cycle is changing as a result of human pressure. The three-minute film was commissioned by the Global Water System Project (GWSP) for its 2013 open science conference, Water in the Anthropocene, held in Bonn.
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The global water cycle has undergone significant changes in the last two centuries. A three-minute data visualization captures several of the major changes to the water system.

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Water in the Anthropocene (narration)
Water in the Anthropocene (ambient)

The data visualization also appears on the Anthropocene.info website.

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