Orange County Register

What the climate zone map can tell you about a plant’s growth potential

Travel is always a gratifying experience for us plant lovers because of the many opportunities to learn something new about the botanical world. Not only are we introduced to plants that don’t grow in ...
Newsday

USDA updates plant hardiness zone map for gardeners due to climate change

WASHINGTON — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “plant hardiness zone map” was ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. revises ‘plant hardiness’ map for gardeners to keep pace with climate change

WASHINGTON — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map was ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Itching to get your hands dirty in the garden? USDA releases new Plant Hardiness Zone Map

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers around ...
Grist

Google Earth gets an AI chatbot to help chart the climate crisis

This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Google has come up with a way to better map Earth’s disasters, predict them, and be able ...