A new climate similarity map compares global bioclimatic data against a defined Camelot climate profile across 16 bioclimatic variables from WorldClim, sorting every region on Earth into five similarity bands.
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Canada looks like a country of snow and endless winter on the map, yet its six biggest cities land at the same latitude as London, Paris and even Florence.
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Pick two cities at exactly 53°N latitude. One averages -22°C in January, the other barely dips below freezing at 2°C. Ocean currents can matter more than latitude when it comes to temperature.
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Snow in Kenya? Australia? South Africa? This elevation-based world map shows exactly where regular snowfall happens around the world.
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Most of the United States gets colder in winter than Victoria, British Columbia. This temperature comparison map shows exactly which American regions stay warmer than Canada’s mildest city.
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Two climate projection maps show exactly where America’s rainfall patterns will change by mid-century. Most regions will get wetter, but some will get drier, and certain areas face storms that dump enormous amounts of water in dangerously short periods.
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Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Asia reveal major reorganization from 1930 to 2099. Arctic tundra retreats along Siberian coast, subarctic zones contract, subtropical expands north in China, Himalayan and Tibetan cold zones shrink, and desert boundaries shift under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
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Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Europe reveal zones migrating hundreds of kilometers north from 1930 to 2099. Mediterranean climate expands into France and interior Iberia, subarctic retreats in Scandinavia, continental shifts northeast, and Alpine tundra vanishes from lower peaks under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
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Köppen-Geiger climate maps of New Zealand reveal mountain climate zones disappearing from 1930 to 2099. Cool-summer oceanic climate (Cfc) vanishes from North Island, tundra patches (ET) disappear from Southern Alps peaks, subarctic zones (Dfc) shrink dramatically, and cold steppe (BSk) contracts under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
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Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Australia reveal desert expansion from 1930 to 2099. Hot desert (BWh) and steppe (Bsh) zones spread hundreds of kilometers toward Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. Habitable climate zones supporting population centers get compressed coastward under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
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