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Mapping the crops with the most potential in a changing climate

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The climate is changing, which means some crops will fair better or worse given new conditions. Tags: agriculture , climate , food , Stamen Stamen, in collaboration with Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, mapped the potential shifts for a variety of crops.

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Where it warmed the most in the world

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The Post has mapped the regions that saw the largest temperature anomalies in 2023 — places that have warmed so fast that the climate is already testing the limits of human infrastructure and the ability of the natural world to cope. Tags: climate change , global warming , Washington Post

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Snow drought

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A warming climate has meant less snow in the northern hemisphere, which is a problem when agriculture depends on melting snow to grow crops. Tags: Bloomberg , climate change , drought , snow Bloomberg reports on the current snow drought situation.

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A hotter year, again

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An El Nino climate pattern, which emerged in the Eastern Pacific in June, is making things worse, scientists said. It’s boosting the warming caused by climate change, unleashing more catastrophic extremes. Tags: climate , global warming , Reuters , temperature Heatwaves persisted for weeks instead of days.

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Mapping where trees will grow

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As the climate changes, the places that different types of trees will grow also shifts. Harry Stevens, for The Washington Post, provides the searchable maps to show the changes , based on data from the Davey Tree Expert Company. Tags: climate change , trees , Washington Post

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Mapping climate change in the Arctic

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UnstableGround is a project from the Woodwell Climate Research Center that focuses on climate change in the Arctic: Climate change is transforming the Arctic, impacting people and ecosystems across this vast region. Tags: Arctic , climate change.

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Melting ice, global effects

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However, as NPR shows and describes in a visual series , the large amounts of fresh water melting into the ocean mixes in with currents and changes temperatures, chemistry, and water levels globally. Tags: climate change , glaciers , NPR

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