On Jan 8, 2020 a commercial airliner flying from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines was shot down by Iranian military in a case of mistaken identity. This caused the tragic deaths of 167 passengers and 9 crew members. The following infographic shows of the other major airliner shoot down incidents in history: …
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In November, 2022 the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion according to the UN. Next year India is expected to surpass China in population as well. The following infographic from Visual Capitalist shows where these 8 billion will live: Click to enlarge Source: Visual Capitalist
It is common knowledge is that most of the earth’s water is in the seas. But I did not know that 96.5% of the earth’s water is oceans water. Just 2.5% of all water available is fresh water according to one estimate. Click to enlarge Source: Dr James O’Donoghue (@physicsJ Twitter)
The top commodity by value shipped out of each state in 2020 is shown in the infographic below. Electronics was the tip commodity by value shipped out of nine states. Coal is also a top commodity in a few states. Click to enlarge Source: FreightWaves