Nuclear is Safe!
Beyond Chernobyl:
The routine death toll of coal power
Uneven Death Tolls
Source: Our World deaths-per-terawatt-hour.
Where the burden is largest
Top 5 Countries Coal Death Counts (estimated)
Sources
Data
- Mortality CSV created by Ian using Spatial Data Doctor. Full conversation here. Joined to geometry using ISO3 field.
- World geometry from Natural Earth GeoJSON.
- Electricity comparison values based on Our World in Data deaths per TWh.
- Provenance file: json
Credits
Fonts: Anton and Inter. Made with Web Mapper GPT. Cartographer: Ian Muehlenhaus. Yes, I am pro-nuclear power. No, I'm not anti-renewable energy. Yes, I despise coal after breathing it nonstop in China in 1991.
Map created in about an hour as part of the Map Design Commission of the ICA 365DaysOfMaps prompt cartography campaign.