1. CANADA IN THE YEAR 2060.
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CASSELMAN, ANNE SHIBATA
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CANADIAN history , *HUMAN settlements , *ARSON , *HOME environment , *WEATHER & climate change , *SEA ice thawing - Abstract
CANADA'S GEOGRAPHY WILL BE IRREVOCABLY TRANSFORMED inuit nunangat is the homeland of Inuit in Canada - the vast northerly reaches of the country, comprising more than onethird of its land area. A hotter Canada will be a poorer Canada - particularly in Alberta, projected by the CCI to be hardest hit by weather-related disasters, primarily floods and fires. As Environment and Climate Change Canada's disaster preparedness meteorologist for B.C. and Yukon, he's constantly on the lookout for extremes: subtropical cyclones, arctic cold fronts, floods, heat waves and fire weather. EXTREME WEATHER WILL COST CANADA $100 BILLION EVERY YEAR there was a time, not that long ago, when some people imagined Canada would ride out climate change with relative ease. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023