Climate Change Predicted to Drive Trees Northward

"The most extensive and detailed study to date of North American tree species concludes that expected climate change this century could shift the trees’ climatic ranges northward by hundreds of kilometers and shrink the ranges by more than half. The study, by Daniel W. McKenney of the Canadian Forest Service and his colleagues, is reported in the December issue of BioScience." MORE

An Atlas of the Next Chicago Region

Maps in the Public Square, an online exhibit, part of Chicago's Festival of Maps, is an interactive map that shows the Chicago Region changing over time. It was put together by Openlands, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and Chicago Metropolis 2020.