California cities could undergo drastic weather changes. Maps show possible climate scenarios
San Francisco’s climate is expected to radically change by the 2080s: New research finds it could resemble that of a small town in San Diego County, Jamul, where summer temperatures regularly reach the 80s and 90s. Other California cities are also projected to face present-day conditions of distant locations. Sacramento could have weather more like Garnet, located just outside Palm Springs. Los Angeles is forecast to feel like the Inland Empire’s Rialto, located about 50 miles to the east. This interactive map shows climate analogs for the biggest U.S. cities, based on projections of future temperature and precipitation. The analysis comes from Matt Fitzpatrick, an ecologist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
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