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Why the safest climate zones aren't where you expect anymore

The world is being redrawn by climate change, forcing millions to reconsider where they call home. 8 million new internal ...
Science Daily

Mapping the world's climate danger zones

With 2024 on track to be declared the hottest on record, scientists have noticed that specific regions are consistently more affected by extreme temperatures. A new study provides the first worldwide ...
Popular Science

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow

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Penn Live

Climate change causes shift to country’s gardening zones

WASHINGTON (AP) — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “plant hardiness zone map” ...
Orange County Register

What the climate zone map can tell you about a plant’s growth potential

Travel is always a gratifying experience for us plant lovers because of the many opportunities to learn something new about the botanical world. Not only are we introduced to plants that don’t grow in ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. revises ‘plant hardiness’ map for gardeners to keep pace with climate change

WASHINGTON — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map was ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Understanding climate zones and where plants grow best in Sonoma County and beyond

Question: My husband bought a few plants at a nursery recently. There was a tag describing the USDA Climate Zone. I live in Sonoma 9a, but I saw other zones mentioned such as 9b and 10. There was also ...