{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"GeoCurrents","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info","author_name":"Martin W. Lewis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/author\/martin-lewis\/","title":"More Cartographic Misinformation on Global Climate Zones - GeoCurrents","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0yKSqNIfKm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/12\/08\/more-cartographic-misinformation-on-global-climate-zones\/\">More Cartographic Misinformation on Global Climate Zones<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/12\/08\/more-cartographic-misinformation-on-global-climate-zones\/embed\/#?secret=0yKSqNIfKm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;More Cartographic Misinformation on Global Climate Zones&#8221; &#8212; GeoCurrents\" data-secret=\"0yKSqNIfKm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bad-2-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1402,"description":"In searching the internet for climate maps that might be useful for educational purposes, I have continued to be disappointed and occasionally dumbfounded. Many highly ranked maps provide outright misinformation. Consider, for example, the two maps posted below, both of which divide the world into climate zones based simply on latitude. As explained in previous [&hellip;]"}