Earth

The Complete Picture: How Everything Connects on Earth

How our activities affect the world?

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Level 0:

The Sun (The energy that drives the cycle)

Everything loops from Level 1 to 4

Level A is the health of our planet from how we operate Levels 1-4

Level 1: Natural Resources

Energy Resources

Renewable: Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal

Non-renewable: Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas)

Material Resources

Renewable: Forests (timber), agriculture (crops), fish, animals (meat)

Non-renewable: Minerals, metals

Essential Systems

Water (for drinking, agriculture, industry)

Soil (for growing food)

Biodiversity (pollinators, seed dispersal, pest control)

Resource Depletion - when we use faster than nature can replenish - as a topic to talk for each component

Level 2: Processing(Businesses - Carbon emitted)

Collection

Manufacturing/Processing

Services (offices, digital, finance)

Transportation (cargo ships/trucks)

Level 3: Consumption (Consumers - Carbon emitted)

Food/Drinks

Home

Leisure

Travel (cars/flights)

Level 4: Waste (Return to Earth)

Reuse/Recycle (Goes to Level 2)

To Air → Burned/decomposed (CO2, methane emissions)

To Land → Buried (landfills, soil)

To Water → (discharge, pollution to oceans and rivers)

Pollution Buildup crisis as a topic to talk in each component (plastic, chemicals, toxic waste)

Air and Water are mostly problematic. Land it depends on what we put underneath, plastic? biodegradables?

Energy does not cycle - it flows one-way from the Sun, through Earth's systems, and radiates back to space as heat. This is why we need the Sun's continuous input to sustain life.

Level A: Planetary Health

Climate Systems

Temperature rise, sea level rise, extreme weather, natural disasters

Living Systems (Biodiversity)

Species extinction, habitat loss, ecosystem collapse

Land Systems

Soil degradation, deforestation, desertification

Water Systems

Ocean acidification, freshwater depletion, coral reef die-off

☀️ THE SUN: Level 0 (shining down on Everything) ↓ ┌─────────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐ │ THE CYCLE (circular flow) │ LEVEL A │ │ │ │ │ Level 1 (Resources) │ Climate │ │ ↓ │ Systems │ │ Level 2 (Processing) │ │ │ ↓ │ Living │ │ Level 3 (Consumption) │ Systems │ │ ↓ │ │ │ Level 4 (Waste) │ Land │ │ ↑ │ Systems │ │ └──(loops back) │ │ │ │ Water │ │ │ Systems │ └──────────────────────────────────┴──────────────┘

Wide Screen version: Simplified Circular system, hover on 1 for animated effects like animated dotted lines, and click for popup details

Mobile version: Simplified Circular system, tap on 1 for popup details

4 levels color-coded: Green (nature) → Grey (industry) → Blue (consumers) → Brown (waste) → back to Green

Level A: warning indicators - like gauges or thermometers

Interactive version: Speed up the cycle on 1 level(overconsumption): see Level A indicators change, Remove sun → everything stops (shows dependency), Add recycling → watch cycle become more efficient, Level A improves