May 6, 2013

As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected




Berkeley Lab scientist develops way to predict where climates will go as temperatures rise

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.