The 100th Meridian, Where the Great Plains Begin, May Be Shifting – State of the Planet

Two new papers find that the line that divides the moist East and arid West is edging eastward due to climate change—and the implications for farming and other pursuits could be huge.

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Climate change: Boundary between humid East, dry West shifts 140 miles

The 100th Meridian, Where the Great Plains Begin, May Be Shifting

The line which was regarded as a climate division due to climate

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The annual mean aridity index for the case where (left) only VPD

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