The University of Maryland has created an interactive map that predicts what the climate will be like in different areas on the planet in 60 years.
In Rochester, NY where I live it is predicted that in 60 years the summers will average 12 degrees warmer and 2% drier and the winters will be 12 degrees warmer and 20 % wetter. This will mean less snow in the winter and more rain, and more drought in the summer.
To use the interactive map click here.
We are past the point of stopping climate warming. It is here and the effects will become more observable as it influences weather events. The questions now are how we will mitigate the negative consequences of this warming and adapt to the subsequent changes in our ecologies we inhabit.
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