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Perspectives Explainers

Guides to key climate concepts

What is sea level rise?

The amount of water in the oceans is directly related to the amount of ice on the planet

by Charlotte Venner

Mapping wildfire danger days in the Amazon

How to use the Probable Futures map of change in wildfire danger days

by Charlotte Venner

What is climate risk?

We can limit climate risk if we know how to identify, think about, and prepare for it

by Spencer Glendon, Alison Smart, Charlotte Venner

Mapping climate zones in Lebanon

How to use the Probable Futures map of climate zones

by Charlotte Venner

Mapping drought risk in Chiapas, Mexico

How to use the Probable Futures map of likelihood of year-plus drought

by Charlotte Venner

How do we measure climate change?

Degrees of warming tell us how much the earth has warmed since pre-industrial times

by Charlotte Venner

What is the Hothouse Earth trajectory?

Here’s what we do and don’t know about this possible warming trajectory

by Charlotte Venner

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