Cartographic visualization of the effects of climate change: a practical application for the Atlas of Switzerland
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Climate change represents one of the biggest challenges our society is currently facing.According to the IPCC (2023), the global surface temperature in the period 2011-2020 rose by 1.1 °C compared to the period 1850-1900.In the future, the increase could range from 1.5 °C to more than 4 °C, depending on the climate scenario.Maps can be employed to facilitate effective communication of climate change: the topic has a geographical dimension, and the use of cartography can assist in making the problem more tangible and easier to understand for a broad public (Fish 2020).Data about climate change have an inherent temporal dimension, encompassing measurements from the past and predictions into the future.Interactive digital maps are well-suited for visualising time series of data, allowing the user to select different timestamps.Several atlases illustrate the impact of climate change using maps.For instance, the Climate Atlas of Canada (https://climateatlas.ca/), the web application of the IPCC (https://interactive-atlas.ipcc.ch/)or the National Atlas of Hungary.
Source: Abstracts of the ICA
Institutions: ETH Zurich, Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402120908