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Cracks in Dry Mud

Cracks in Dry Mud

Farmland affected by draught

Drought in the central United States

How Thawing Permafrost Soils Release Greenhouse Gases

How Thawing Permafrost Soils Release Greenhouse Gases

Map of coastal Bangladesh showing current sea level (left), one meter rise in sea level (center) affecting 15 million people, and 1.5 meter rise in sea level (right) affecting 18 million people.

Sea Level Change in Bangladesh

A map of the world showing model data for the future climate

The Future of Precipitation

A map of the US showing annual mean temperature by state

The New Normal: Changes in Annual Normal Temperatures

Satellite image of New York City showing temperature.

Urban Heat in New York City

Map of United States farms by county, showing the majority of farms in the center of the U.S.

Where are the farms in the United States?

Diagram showing what happens to carbon dioxide. Forty percent stays in the atmosphere, thirty percent is taken up through land cover, and thirty percent ends up in the ocean.

Where does carbon dioxide go?

changes in soil moisture and dry days in the US

Which areas are projected to get drier?

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