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About

Comissioned by Bread for the World Institute. Bread for the World Institute provides nonpartisan policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. The Institute has been educating opinion leaders, policymakers, and the public about hunger in the United States and abroad since 1975.

Data

NASA Earth Exchange: Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP) https://nex.nasa.gov/nex/projects/1356/

Adjusted max near surface air temp, August 28, 1950 (historical)

Estimated max near surface air temp, August 28, 2017

Estimated max near surface air temp, August 28, 2100

Model: CCSM4, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, National Center for Atmospheric Research http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/models/ccsm4.0/

Scenario: RCP 8.5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0149-y

Credits

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