State of the Global Climate 2024 / / No Comments MET Office visualization of near surface temperatures since 1970 2024’s Climate in CrisisThe World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual flagship report was published yesterday, and it makes for deeply concerning reading. Each year, the WMO releases its State of the Global Climate Report, providing an authoritative scientific summary of global climate trends and extreme weather events.The& Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2024, Climate, global, State
The Republic of Climate Change Deniers / / No Comments The United States is currently undertaking the biggest act of climate change denial in history.One striking example is what is happening at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Over 200 FEMA employees have been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Those who remain have been ordered to remove all language related to climate change from FEMA websites and Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Change, Climate, Deniers, Republic
What is Your Climate Vulnerability? / / No Comments As climate change continues to reshape the environment, understanding the risks and vulnerabilities specific to different communities is more important than ever. The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index offers a new interactive mapping tool to help users visualize climate-related vulnerabilities across the country and to show which areas face the greatest challenges from the impacts of climate Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Climate, Vulnerability
How Climate Change is Destroying Crops / / No Comments Carbon Brief has analyzed global media reports to identify where and how extreme weather events have destroyed crops over the past two years. In How Extreme Weather is Destroying Crops Around the World, Carbon Brief has mapped this analysis, highlighting 100 instances of crops being lost to heat, drought, floods, and other extreme weather events in 2023-24.The colors of the 100 markers on the Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Change, Climate, Crops, Destroying
What is Your Climate Risk? / / No Comments The German Foreign Office has released a new interactive map which visualizes climate and conflict risks around the world. The Climate Conflict Vulnerability Index Map identifies areas around the world where climate change and conflicts are likely to happen, and where people are especially vulnerable to these risks.How It WorksThe CCVI is built on three key factors:Climate: Looks at the risks Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Climate, risk
Find Your Future Climate Zone / / No Comments In fifty years time Los Angeles will no longer be in a temperate climate zone. As a result of climate change the climate in LA in 2070 will closely resemble the climate of New Delhi today. The average temperature will increase from 59.8°F to 65.2°F and LA can expect hot and arid summers.You can discover if your city will be changing climate zones in the near future (it will) on The Pudding’s Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Climate, Find, future, Zone
This App Shows How Climate Change Is Affecting the World Around You – TIME / / No Comments TIME This App Shows How Climate Change Is Affecting the World Around YouTIMEThe app, available for both iPhones and Androids, builds on the desktop version of the mapping technology, called the Eco Tapestry Map, which offers an even more in-depth view of world ecosystems. And while it's fun to get a sense of what's going on in … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Affecting, around, Change, Climate, Shows, this, time, World