New Zealand Losing Its Coolest Mountain Climates 1930-2099
Dec 18, 2025
New Zealand's mountain climate zones are vanishing. Cool-summer oceanic (Cfc) disappears from North Island. Tundra (ET) vanishes from Southern Alps peaks. Subarctic zones (Dfc) shrink dramatically. This short shows changes from 1930 to 2099 using Köppen-Geiger data at 1km resolution (Beck et al. 2023, ssp2-4.5). Alpine climates retreating upslope and disappearing. Full video and blog: https://vividmaps.com/new-zealand-climate/
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