Exhibitions · 2026

Animated presentation on climate and agriculture for Roshydromet

Exhibitions / Animated presentation on climate and agriculture for Roshydromet

About the project

An animated presentation for Roshydromet: ten maps of Russia showing how the climate is changing for agriculture — from observations since 1976 to a forecast for 2060.

In summer 2026 we made an animated presentation for Roshydromet on the consequences of climate change for agriculture. It is based on the service’s scientific maps: how accumulated temperatures have been rising and moisture changing since 1976, how long the growing season will be in 2041–2060 and how much precipitation to expect in 2026–2035.

From these maps we put together a 4K video 2 minutes 20 seconds long: a single style, notes for each map and a final slide with conclusions for agriculture. The final version of the video was ready on 15 July 2026.

Year

2026

Industry

Exhibitions

Scope of work

Animated 4K presentation: 10 maps in 5 themes; the vertical video “From grain to bread”

10
maps of Russia in five themes: 2 min 20 s
animated presentation in 4K: 1976–2060
from observations to forecast

Presentation frame: the change in growing season length in 2041–2060 under strong anthropogenic forcing — the map and five notes

The task

The source material was five Roshydromet slides with maps and legends. They had to be turned into a video: map after map, in one design, with notes and conclusions for agriculture. The deadline was 15 July 2026.

What we did

Presentation

The presentation “Consequences of climate change for agriculture” opens with a blank map of Russia with thirteen cities — from St Petersburg and Krasnodar to Yakutsk, Magadan and Vladivostok — followed by five themes and ten maps. Next to each map is a column of three to five notes with icons: what the map shows, where the changes are strongest and what this means for the agro-industrial sector.

Besides the full version, there is a two-part version — 1 min 12 s and 1 min 28 s; each part begins and ends with the blank map.

Observations, 1976–2025

The rate of change of thermal resources — accumulated air temperatures above 10 °C for 1976–2025, with the boundary of the agricultural zone. The rate of change of the Selyaninov hydrothermal coefficient from May to August over the same years — the ratio of heat to moisture.

A map of Russia in shades of red with an “Agricultural zone” line and a scale in °C per 10 years; on the right, four notes with icons of a thermometer, the sun, a globe and a drop — Rate of change of thermal resources for 1976–2025, with the boundary of the agricultural zone

A map of Russia in orange and green, with the northern part shaded grey, the agricultural zone line and three notes on the right — Rate of change of the Selyaninov hydrothermal coefficient, May to August, 1976–2025

Forecast for 2041–2060

The change in growing season length and the change in the sum of active temperatures in 2041–2060 — two maps each: under moderate and under strong anthropogenic forcing.

A map of Russia from yellow in the east to dark red in the south of the European part, a scale in °C from 0 to 950, and four notes on the right — Change in the sum of active temperatures in 2041–2060 under strong anthropogenic forcing

Precipitation in 2026–2035

The change in seasonal precipitation totals in 2026–2035 — four maps: winter, spring, summer and autumn.

A map of Russia in green and yellow marked “Summer”, a scale in per cent from −21 to 42, and on the right three notes with icons of a cloud, a drop and a gear — Change in seasonal precipitation totals in 2026–2035: summer

Final slide

“Consequences of climate change for agriculture” — five favourable consequences: growing thermal resources, a longer growing season (by up to 6–7 days per 10 years in the Southern Federal District), more land suitable for heat-loving crops, larger areas under winter crops and more spring precipitation. And one unfavourable one — the drying of the main farming regions of European Russia.

An orange map of Russia with city labels from St Petersburg to Vladivostok; on the right, the lists “Favourable” and “Unfavourable” with icons — Final slide “Consequences of climate change for agriculture”: a map with 13 cities, favourable and unfavourable consequences

“From grain to bread” video

A 50-second vertical video, 1080×1920: a grain of wheat sprouts, an ear rises in a golden DNA spiral, then come flour, dough, bread — and grain again. Style frames were made for five crops: wheat, sunflower, maize, soya and sugar beet — from seed to processed products.

A golden ear of wheat on a black background, with a DNA spiral of golden particles twisting around it — “From grain to bread”: an ear of wheat in a golden DNA spiral

A round loaf with cuts and an ear-of-wheat pattern on a black background, with a trail of golden particles behind it — “From grain to bread”: a loaf in a golden trail

How it is built

The video is 3840×2160 at 30 frames per second. The screen is split in two: on the left, the map with a heading, a scenario or season label and a colour scale; on the right, a column of notes. Above the map is the Roshydromet logo, and the background is light beige.

Each map gives way to the next in a wave of colour, and the notes appear one by one.

The maps themselves are Roshydromet data: we styled them consistently and animated them. Before the style was chosen, we prepared four interface options and five colours for the base map.

Result

By 15 July 2026 the full version of the presentation (2 min 20 s, 4K) and the two-part version were ready, as well as the vertical video “From grain to bread”.

The whole presentation: ten maps of Russia on how climate change will affect agriculture, 2 min 20 s

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