It’s #MapMonday! Check out our new Story Map: “Your Environment is Changing: But How it Changes is up to You.” This interactive Story Map helps us better understand the world around us and demonstrates how the CEC’s North American Environmental Atlas can support action, research and decision-making. By combining images, maps and a story in this […]
It’s #MapMonday! Did you know that the Commission for Environmental Cooperation supported the expansion of the Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network across North America? Through an online mapping platform, local observers and topic experts document and share knowledge about unusual environmental events. In the context of a changing climate, the LEO Network is a tool […]
This #MapMonday we’re highlighting next week’s Desertification and Drought Day and this year’s theme “Rising up from drought together.” Did you know that drought and its related hazards (like wildfires, floods, and landslides) are having significant economic, environmental, and social impacts on communities every year? Together, Canada, Mexico and the United States worked through the […]
Today is #MapMonday! This month’s map highlights the World Water Day 2022 theme: “Groundwater – making the invisible, visible” Groundwater is shaped by both natural processes and human activities. Geology, precipitation, land cover change, agricultural irrigation, and pumping for municipal and industrial usage all play a role in the quality and availability of this natural […]
The North American Climate Zones map shows the distribution of climate types across Canada, Mexico, and the United States based on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. This map is derived from the global climate zones presented by Beck et al. (2018), “Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution,” and represents the spatial distribution […]
Did you know that flooding causes billions of dollars in damage across North America? Commission for Environmental Cooperation developed a standardized flood-costing methodology to better address their integral impacts and increase preparedness Flooding, including inland and coastal flooding, is one of the most devastating and costly natural hazards in North America. It is important to […]
This map shows the diverse climate zones in North America, based on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system. Each group and zone is represented by a combination of letters. The main climate groups are tropical (A), dry (B), temperate (C), continental (D) and polar (E). Sub-types are defined using additional letters which further describe temperature and […]
The map you’re looking at is the most comprehensive view we have of North American blue carbon – a powerful ally in our fight against climate change. Though these coastal ecosystems cover less than 2% of the area of the world’s oceans they also sequester at least 50% of the carbon stored in ocean sediments […]
The North American Blue Carbon map shows the distribution of salt marsh, mangrove, and seagrass habitats in North America. Data were compiled from approximately 50 source datasets, including international (UNEP-WCMC), national (Conabio, US Geological Survey and the US National Wetlands Inventory), as well as state and provincial sources and information from individual investigators. This 2021 […]
The North American Power Plants map displays over 3,000 power-generating facilities using fossil fuel sources in 2005. These facilities are classified based on the primary source of fuel used to generate electricity: oil, natural gas, coal, or other fuels. Each map illustrates the emissions of a specific pollutant from the facilities (SO2, NOX, Hg, PM2.5, […]
This North American Atlas base layer shows areas of permanent ice found on the North America landmass including Greenland, areas of land found within glaciers, as well as the approximate extent of marine areas in the Arctic covered by permanent polar ice. No distinction is made between major glaciers, ice fields, and the Greenland ice […]
This map shows the estimated annual truck CO2 emissions for the year 2035 along the Mexico City to Montreal transportation corridor. Carbon dioxide emissions are measured as kilotonnes per kilometer. The transportation corridor is one of several that cross North America. The major roads are based on the North American Environmental Atlas’ base layer. Major […]
