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PhysOrg: It's difficult to imagine how a degree or two of warming will affect a location. Will it rain less? What will happen to the area's vegetation? New Berkeley Lab research offers a way to envision a warmer future. It maps how Earth's myriad climates-and the ecosystems that depend on them-will move from one area to another as global temperatures rise.
The approach foresees big changes for one of the planet's great carbon sponges. Boreal forests will likely shift north at a steady clip this century.......
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As climate changes, boreal forests to shift north
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 5th, 2013
Posted in Water Conservation