Leaked Report On Prospects For Canada's Climate In the Future Horrifying, "Utterly Unsurprising"

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A new report about climate change in Canada, leaked to the public on Monday, has alarming implications across the country — and British Columbia won't escape unscathed. The report, commissioned by the Environment and Climate Change Department, found that Canada is experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world.

With this comes concerns about increased risk of floods, more severe wildfires and rising sea levels. "[The findings] are both shocking and utterly unsurprising," said renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben, who has authored numerous books about climate change.

"Canada being in the north has one of the best — or worst, depending on how you look at it — front row seats to global warming of any place in the world." He pointed to the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2016 as "what climate change looks like."

B.C. has experienced two record-breaking wildfire seasons in a row, as well as destructive flooding last year. Preparations are already underway in parts of the province to deal with fires and floods this year.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/leaked-climate-change-report-dire-warnings-bc-1.5081776

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. but how does the rate of warming know to stop at the USA border, I wonder?

Just a comment on reporting as if an imaginary line limits climate change effects.