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From: Randall Edwards Ohio meteorologists, Good afternoon, I wanted to send to you a press release The Nature Conservancy issued today about Climate Wizard (www.climatewizard.org), the Conservancy's new interactive mapping tool that gives everyone access to the latest temperature and precipitation estimates based on the latest climate change science. The release also discusses some of what we've discovered using this tool. In Ohio, by the way, the worst case scenario estimates annual average temperature increase of 8.9 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. But you can go to the site and play around with it for yourselves. We had a lot of help pulling this thing together, from universities, the IPCC and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, among others. I have a lot more data, and people to interview if you're interested in a story. I thought that some of you may at least want to include it on blogs. Just FYI, Treehugger picked it up this morning, if you want to see someone else's take on it: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/how-hot-wet-dry-will-united-states-become-climate-wizard.php Hope all is well with you. Randy Edwards, The Nature Conservancy
Aug. 27, 2009 New Analysis Shows America’s Heartland Hardest Hit by Climate Change with States Heating up 10+ Degrees F Cutting-edge web tool compiles latest climate data to let users see impacts at local and global levels America’s heartland will suffer the greatest jump in temperatures from climate change over the next century – with some states potentially heating up more than 10 degrees F – threatening the nation’s agriculture industry and food security, according to a new analysis by The Nature Conservancy. The scientific analysis, which looked at likely temperature changes across the United States over the next 100 years, found that Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa would heat up the most if emissions continue to rise unchecked. Next were South Dakota,Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois, all of which would experience more than a 9.5 degree F increase in their average annual temperatures. "To many, climate change doesn’t seem real until it affects them, in their backyards. From the food we put on the table to the animals that make our country unique, this study shows that none of us is immune if temperatures continue to rise as projected,” said Jonathan Hoekstra, Director of Climate Change for The Nature Conservancy. “In many states across the country, the weather and landscapes could be nearly unrecognizable in 100 years.” Among the impacts Americans could see over the next 100 years:
Even under the lowest emission scenario – which assumes strong actions successfully lower global emission rates over the next century – nearly every state in the US is projected to experience temperature increases well above the 3.6 degrees F (2 degrees C) threshold many scientists say will cause irreversible impacts to the Earth’s lands, waters, wildlife and human communities. The state-by-state temperature projections are part of a new tool called Climate Wizard (www.climatewizard.org) that, for the first time ever, allows people to use an interactive map to explore past and projected climate change data on their computers. With Climate Wizard users can zoom in on any state or country to quickly see how temperatures and precipitation may change by month, season or year under different emission scenarios. Climate Wizard provides policy makers, land managers and the general public simple analyses and graphical depictions to understand how climate has and is projected to change where they live. The Climate Wizard was developed by The Nature Conservancy, the University of Washington and the University ofSouthern Mississippi and maps historic and projected climate data from some of the top regional and global climate data and modeling centers. Randall Edwards The Nature Conservancy |
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"Climate Wizard" Claims to Show Potential Effects of Climate Change