The Environmentalist

  SPATIAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN PROJECTED GLOBAL TEMPERATURES UNDER SSP5-8.5 (2081-2100)   The maps above show projected global maximum temperatures for June and December in the late 21st  century period from 2081 to 2100. It uses downscaled CMIP6 climate simulations from WorldClim  at a ten minute  spatial resolution in GeoTIFF  format under the high emissions of Shared Socioeconomic Pathway SSP5-8.5. The maps show strong warming patterns that vary across continents and seasons. Many areas, especially in subtropics and mid latitudes, will face extreme  high temperatures . June conditions turn particularly intense in the Northern Hemisphere. December projections also  indicate  notable warming with clear contrasts between hemispheres. These patterns show how seasonality and land ocean dynamics influence future warming.    Map 1 June Maximum Temperatures    The June map displays pronounced warming over  a...

The image shows a high-resolution satellite view of the alpine landscape around Glacier Canyon in Grindelwald, Switzerland. The scene is rendered in grayscale, which makes the contrast between slopes, ridges, and valleys very clear. Steep mountain faces appear as darker, shadowed zones, while elevated ridgelines and open snow-covered surfaces appear lighter. The pattern of branching valleys indicates a long history of glacial carving. The terrain is deeply incised, with narrow troughs widening into broader basins, suggesting the typical U-shaped forms left by moving ice.     Source: Sanusi, A. (2025) From a historical perspective, the Grindelwald region is one of the most documented glacial areas in the Alps. During the Little Ice Age, roughly between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, the local glaciers expanded significantly. The Lower and Upper Grindelwald Glaciers once reached far down the valley, even threatening settlements. Artists and early scientists recorded t...