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The 2030 climate of a maize-growing area near Durban will correspond to the current climate of a major maize-growing area in Argentina. Growers in Durban can learn from these analogous climates how to adapt as their climate shifts. Click for high res download.

The 2030 climate of a soybean-growing area near Shanghai will correspond to curent climates of major soybean-growing areas in the United States, Argentina, and South Africa. Growers in Shanghai can learn from these analogous climates how to adapt as their climate shifts. Click for high res download.

The tool can also be used in the reverse - looking at one particular location to identify where similar climates might be in 2030. To illustrate the concept, an analogue of present-day Los Angeles, California shows that the southern parts of the United States' eastern seaboard and France, northern Germany and the Netherlands might experience Hollywood's traditionally mild winter months (December to February) by 2030. Click for high res download.