Forest loss since 2000(Hansen, UMD, Google, USGS, NASA 2013)

This dataset uses satellite imagery to measure the area of tree cover loss annually since the year 2000, as well as measuring total tree cover in the year 2000, and average annual tree cover gain since 2000.

"Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M. Hancher, S. A. Turubanova, A. Tyukavina, D. Thau, S. V. Stehman, S. J. Goetz, T. R. Loveland, A. Kommareddy, A. Egorov, L. Chini, C. O. Justice, and J. R. G. Townshend. 2013. “High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change.” Science 342 (15 November): 850–53. Data available online from: http://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest.

Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M. Hancher, S. A. Turubanova, A. Tyukavina, D. Thau, S. V. Stehman, S. J. Goetz, T. R. Loveland, A. Kommareddy, A. Egorov, L. Chini, C. O. Justice, and J. R. G. Townshend. 2013. “Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA Tree Cover Loss and Gain Area.” University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA."

Deforestation alerts (Forma)(WRI, CGD)

This dataset provides alerts twice every month of areas where tree cover loss is likely to have occurred. These alerts are generated through analysis of satellite images for the world’s humid tropical forests.

Hammer, Dan, Robin Kraft, and David Wheeler. 2013. “FORMA Alerts.” World Resources Institute and Center for Global Development.

Protected Areas(IUCN, UNEP-WCMC)

This dataset shows the location of terrestrial and marine protected areas around the world.

IUCN and UNEP-WCMC, The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

Fires(NASA)

NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) data delivers near real-time, MODIS-derived hotspots and fire locations for the past seven days.

NASA FIRMS. “NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).” earthdata.nasa.gov/data/near-real-time-data/firms.

MODIS-Derived Global Fire Products. Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change. B. Ramachandran, C. O. Justice and M. J. Abrams, Springer New York. 11: 661-679. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6749-7_29.

Forecast (Temperature)

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GRACE Groundwater trend(Swenson et al, NASA)

This dataset estimates the average annual change in groundwater since 2002.

"GRACE land are available at http://grace.jpl.nasa.gov, supported by the NASA MEaSUREs Program.

S.C. Swenson. 2012. GRACE monthly land water mass grids NETCDF RELEASE 5.0. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/TELND-NC005.

Landerer F.W. and S. C. Swenson, Accuracy of scaled GRACE terrestrial water storage estimates. Water Resources Research, Vol 48, W04531, 11 PP, doi:10.1029/2011WR011453, 2012.

Swenson, S. C. and J. Wahr, Post-processing removal of correlated errors in GRACE data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08402, doi:10.1029/2005GL025285, 2006."

Population density(CIESIN)

Population for the year 2010

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2014. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4), Preliminary Release 2 (2010). Palisades, NY. http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/gpw-v4.

Conflicts reported on mass media(GDELT)

This dataset shows potential conflict events derived from print, broadcast, and web news media in over 100 languages from across every country in the world

The GDELT Project, "GDELT Database," available online at http://gdeltproject.org

Protests reported on mass media(GDELT)

This dataset shows potential protest events derived from print, broadcast, and web news media in over 100 languages from across every country in the world

The GDELT Project, "GDELT Database," available online at http://gdeltproject.org

Epidemics reported on mass media(GDELT)

This dataset shows potential epidemics derived from print, broadcast, and web news media in over 100 languages from across every country in the world

The GDELT Project, "GDELT Database," available online at http://gdeltproject.org

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Forest

Forest ecosystems also play a critical role in stabilizing the climate; providing food, water, wood products, and medicines; and supporting much of the world’s biodiversity. Though an estimated 30% of potential forest cover has been lost, we can still productively and sustainably manage the world’s remaining forests.

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Flooding

Flooding and other extreme weather events are one of the most direct ways in which a changing climate will affect our lives. Tens of millions of people are affected by flooding each year. The future of flooding depends on how we choose to develop our rivers and coasts, and how we affect the Earth’s climate.

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