Climate change is a phenomenon that not only affects our environment but also has a significant impact on the world’s maps.

Imagine for a moment that the maps we have today are based on a climate that no longer exists. This is precisely what international research led by experts from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), published in Scientific Data, a scientific journal belonging to Nature, has discovered. According to this study, the global climate has undergone remarkable changes in its classification over the last century, and these changes are expected to intensify in the coming decades.

The study uses an updated version of the Russian botanist Köppen-Geiger’s climate classification maps at 1 km resolution to provide a complete picture of historical and future climate conditions around the world. Through this approach, the local and regional impacts of climate change can be observed, as well as the interaction between different emission scenarios.

The impact of climate change on the world

Australia is taken as an example. According to the new maps, the warm desert area is expected to expand, and temperate areas are expected to shrink drastically due to climate change. However, it is important to note that these climate maps of the future assume that countries meet their climate targets. If urgent and effective action is not taken to address climate change, the situation could be even worse than expected.

As extreme heat trends become more prominent worldwide, countries such as Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil have begun to experience temperatures out of the ordinary for the winter season. These anomalous weather events reflect a global change in weather patterns and call for more urgent action.

In short, it is crucial to understand how climate change affects not only the physical environment but also the maps of the world that are used every day. Through research and constant monitoring, it is possible to understand and predict how maps will continue to change in the future and how this affects humans and the environment. It is time to act with urgency and take these changes into account in daily decisions and actions.

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Source: How the impact of climate change is changing the world’s maps