Mesmerizing maps show the biggest risks to humanity

The world is unquestionably getting better, but there are still a raft of risks we face in the future.

Earth TimeLapse, an interactive platform created by global security expert Robbert Muggah and Carnegie Mellon University researchers, shows those risks in a new light.

The platform uses big-data sets from a number of sources, including the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, to visualize humanity's most pressing challenges, like climate change, new cases of HIV infections, and displacement due to violence.

Here are some of the most mesmerizing maps in the collection.