The Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department has recently released a report that says Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
“In the case of Canada, climate change threatens its very identity, melting its glaciers and ice, shortening its iconic winters by turning snowfall into rain, and flooding its beautiful coastlines,” said Michael Mann of Penn State University.
“Human influence” is the main cause for the rapid warming according to the report which has resulted in less snow and a shortage of freshwater.
“Warmer conditions bring summer heat waves, record-breaking floods and wildfires, sea level rise, permafrost thaw, invasive species, and a host of other impacts we’re not prepared for,” said Katharine Hayhoe with Texas Tech University.
