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. 2021 Oct 26;9:e12311. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12311

Table 2. Changes in the potential habitat area of desert locusts relative to the current area under different climate scenarios.

Scenarios Time Low suitable area (×106 km2) Moderately suitable area (×106 km2) Highly suitable area (×106 km2)
Gain Loss Unchanged Gain Loss Unchanged Gain Loss Unchanged
SSP126 2050s 2.42 1.34 10.48 1.52 2.07 4.68 0.39 1.15 3.84
2070s 2.57 1.35 10.48 1.58 2.20 4.55 0.42 1.26 3.74
SSP245 2050s 2.99 1.44 10.38 1.79 2.39 4.36 0.41 1.39 3.61
2070s 3.56 1.61 10.22 2.12 2.67 4.07 0.58 1.64 3.36
SSP370 2050s 3.39 1.42 10.40 1.83 2.61 4.14 0.45 1.53 3.46
2070s 4.31 1.87 9.96 2.27 3.10 3.65 0.68 1.87 3.13
SSP585 2050s 3.81 1.48 10.35 1.96 3.03 3.72 0.57 1.70 3.29
2070s 5.25 2.14 9.69 2.73 3.61 3.13 0.73 2.28 2.70