Capture students’ interest by calling attention to the environmental issues our planet is facing today. The largest map, a Mollweide projection, shows the relationship between phytoplankton pigment concentrations and the Earth’s rising temperatures, as well as a land vegetation index worldwide. Inset maps include Minnesota’s boreal forest, showing human disturbance, old growth, and regenerative areas; Ice Age vegetation 18,000 years ago for comparison; greenhouse effect vegetation; and the Peru-Ecuador upwelling of phytoplankton blooms. The chart also includes a temperature timeline, with a population explosion projection. Size: 46″ x 29″.
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