A map of global warming

The UK  Government posts an interactive map on global warming, showing the impact of a 4°C  (7°F) rise in temperature on the following aspects of planetary life as well as the (hair raising) number of people affected in a set of worst case scenarios:

• Forest fires
• Crops 
• Water availability
• Sea level rise 
• Marine life
• Drought
• Permafrost
• Tropical cyclones
• Extreme temperatures
• Health

Here a screenshot. Visit the site in the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference:

Comments

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Jean Marc,

Fascinating map. Thanks for sharing that.

I like the theme of your blog and share your long-view interests. You might be interested in a related series of posts I recently did about rising sea levels threatening New York City and other coastal areas, and how this ties in with science fiction. The 2nd in the series has an interesting flood map link that lets you play with what different levels of innundation will look like. You can see the 1st of that series in New York Under Water at http://www.deborahteramischristian.com/think/new-york-under-water/.

Am bookmarking your blog and will definitely be a vistor here in the future. Anyone who links to Die Zeit for international perspective has my vote for Clue. :)