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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 27 in the world

Nature, wildlife and pollution

Animals, forests, oceans and what harms them.

Share of the world’s attention
0.7%
Change
–
12 weeks

A third what people search for on Google, a third what they read on Wikipedia, a third what the news covers: attention, not market size. Games, for one, are played far more than they’re searched for or read about. How it’s measured

The leading theme in 3 countries:MozambiqueEgyptAlgeria

Nature, wildlife and pollution · this week

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Breakdown

What its reading is made of this week, part by part

99.7%Nature & wildlife
  1. Everything else0.3%Pollution & waste 0.2% · Conservation & sustainability 0.1%

Total100.0%

Select a part to open it or see what people read in it

Most read in Nature & wildlife

  1. 1

    Cat

    No. 1 · 98.9k viewsTeamK (Karin Laurila) https://pixabay.com/en/users/TeamK-222368/, CC0
  2. 2

    General Sherman Tree

    No. 2 · 91.8k viewsWorld Wide Gifts, CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3

    Dog

    No. 3 · 44.2k viewsMarkus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4

    Canis

    No. 4 · 40.6k viewsJohn and Karen Hollingsworth, Public domain
  5. 5

    Axolotl

    No. 5 · 33k viewsMattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 6m page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Environment & climate

Every area’s share of its reading this week; this theme’s in colour

96.1%Nature & wildlife
  1. Everything else1.4%Climate change 0.9% · Pollution & waste 0.2% · Other Environment & climate 0.2% · Conservation & sustainability 0.1%

Total100.0%

In colour: counted in this theme

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 6.2m page views · Open in the explorer

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 1% or moreNo data

Reading and news · 231.7m · Indicative

New and growing

Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 8 weeks before

  1. Conservation Officers · BC · bear attack

    New

    11 headlines · 10 outlets

    BC Conservation Officers investigating suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola : AM 1150am1150.ca

  2. Haze Pollution

    New

    9 headlines · 3 outlets

    Singapore strengthens Transboundary Haze Pollution Act with higher fines and civil enforcementenglish.pravda.ru

  3. Congo residents sue

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Congo residents sue Chinese-owned mine for $6.3m over pollutionminingmx.com

  4. Environmental Sustainability

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Fidelity Bank, NCF Deepen Partnership on Environmental Sustainability at 20th Walk for Naturethenewsnigeria.com.ng

  5. Equity Group

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Equity Group invests Sh99.5b in social impact and sustainabilitystandardmedia.co.ke

  6. wildlife sanctuary

    Rising

    7 headlines · 7 outlets

    Yoga in the Wild at Busch Wildlife Sanctuaryhamlethub.com

  7. Tijuana River · pollution crisis · pollution hides

    Rising

    5 headlines · 4 outlets

    'The pollution hides itself': Tijuana River sewage travels underwater to La Jolla before becoming airborne, study findscourant.com

  8. wildlife trade

    Rising

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Asia Fuels Global Wildlife Trade Boomasianpacificpost.com

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Discussion

Nature, wildlife and pollution · this week

Emotions

How its news sounds

Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news

Brighter than usual

Tone −1.01 · usual −1.30

Mostly fear, 1.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.4×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

News · 3.5k · Solid
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