Data underlying the publication: Visualizing bioclimates as a step towards improved climate change communication: tools and indications for the future

<i>The territorial dimension of climatic zones, coupled with their ecosystems, is an extremely important marker of (on-going and future) climate change, which can be visually communicated to tell new stories, to frame newsworthy extreme and slowing on-going impacts, to support adaptation measures and to foster reflections on the value of mitigation solutions. In this Research Insight, we highlight an emerging trend in the visual communication strategies calling for moving beyond distant icon. We contribute by underlining the role of isobioclimates and by releasing two sets of tools: copyright-free photos for 221 isobioclimatic areas of the world (both of typical landscape and of corresponding human settlments) and KMZ files mapping the current borders of bioclimates (that will undergo shifts as climate changes). We propose uses of such tools as layers for localising human settlements and events (e.g. wildfires). Furthermore, we provide guidelines for media operators as well as indications for future research.</i>

气候带的空间维度连同其所属生态系统，是当前与未来气候变化的核心指示标志。通过视觉化传播此类信息，既可讲述全新叙事、塑造具有新闻价值的极端气候事件及持续演变影响的叙事框架，也能为气候适应举措提供支撑，并推动各界深入思考气候减缓方案的价值。在本研究洞察专栏中，我们着重指出了视觉传播策略的新兴趋势：即应摒弃脱离实际的疏离意象。本研究的贡献在于，我们强调了等生物气候区（isobioclimates）的关键作用，并发布了两类工具：一是面向全球221个等生物气候区域的无版权图片（涵盖典型景观与对应区域的人类聚居地两类），二是标注当前生物气候区边界的KMZ文件——此类边界将随气候变化发生空间位移。我们提出可将此类工具作为地理信息图层，用于定位人类聚居地与各类气候相关事件（如野火）。此外，我们还为媒体从业者提供了操作指南，并为后续研究指明了方向。