Climate Change You Can See | Mother Jones
Ever come across someone who wants visual proof that climate change is real? Well, now it's at your fingertips. Thanks to a joint effort by California universities and research centers, the California Energy Commission, and Google, Golden State residents now have access to a brand new interactive tool that showcases the effects of climate change. The website, Cal-Adapt.org, culls a wealth of information from the the state's scientific community and reformats it into easy-to-use charts and maps.
You can tailor the data to your specific location and voilá: The website will generate personalized local climate snapshots, wildlife risk areas, and sea level changes. Adjust the scale at the top of the tools section and you'll see changes between decades. The site's aim is to make the information publicly available, so your results can be easily downloaded.
I gave the eight climate tools a whirl by using my own address: [...]
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