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Web mapping tool models climate change (video)

By | October 31, 2011, 2:00am PDT

Summary: The team has culled data from various climate research organizations to get projection data of what different climates might look like over a 150-year period.

At UC Berkeley’s Geospatial Innovation Facility software developers are building a Web-based mapping tool to help scientists prepare for the changing climate conditions in California. The team has culled data from various climate research organizations to get projection data of what different climates might look like over a 150-year period. SmartPlanet visits the lab to see a demo of how the tool works.

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RE: Web mapping tool models climate change (video)
mithrigar 3rd Nov
@jondoig how about "Whether or not you believe smoking cigarettes causes lung cancer..." ??
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Would you start a news story "Whether you believe the earth is round, or flat like a pancake..."? Just goes to show how successful are the Merchants of Doubt (look it up).
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RE: Web mapping tool models climate change (video)
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@jondoig how about "Whether or not you believe smoking cigarettes causes lung cancer..." ??

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