Friday, April 27, 2018

An invisible boundary that divides the US in half has started to shift — and it may be an ominous sign for the future - Business Insider

The '100th meridian west' is an invisible line of longitude that roughly bisects the United States' in half, separating the humid eastern states from the arid western states. Since the 1980s, this climate boundary has been shifting further from the geographical line of longitude, as dry conditions creep into states that have historically been on the more fertile eastern side. ....
https://www.sciencealert.com/an-invisible-boundary-that-divides-the-united-states-has-started-to-shift-out-of-place-100th-meridian-aridity-climate-change

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