Climate Change
Percentage Change in Annual Mean Precipitation with and without GHG Mitigation
Percentage change in annual mean precipitation from the historical period (1980-2009) for IGSM-CAM under the Reference and Mitigation scenarios (CS
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Although the global mean amount of days above freezing will grow by up to 7 percent, suitable growing days will
Read more: Map of human vulnerability to changes in plant growth in the year 2100The extent of Arctic sea ice
Arctic sea ice is on the most important indicator of the state of the global climate because of both its
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Potential Vulnerability to Climate Change
Over the next decades, it is predicted that billions of people, especially those in developing nations, face deficits of water
Read more: Potential Vulnerability to Climate ChangePlanting your spring garden? Consider climate’s ‘new normal’
Among the most important factors determining which plants can survive where is how cold the winter is. If you’re planting
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Islands of Seattle
What happens to Seattle when 66 meters of water flood Puget Sound? Jeffrey Linn used LiDAR elevation data to map the city as an archipelago, where Capitol Hill becomes “Capitol Island” and the Space Needle turns into the “Sea Needle.” He created two versions with different cartographic styles.
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