Climate Zones | Definition, Types & Examples

World Climate Zones Map

The iconic “100th Meridian,” the North American climate boundary that visibly separates the humid eastern part of the continent from the more arid western plains, has shifted 140 miles east since 1980. For more on how this and many of the world's other climate zones are drastically shifting in response to global warming, visit: https://e360.yale.edu/features/redrawing-the-map-how-the-worlds-climate-zones-are-shifting | Yale Environment 360