Atlantic Canada will also suffer, experiencing above-average sea level rise. The report points out one Mi’kmaq community is already considering relocating.Climate change has already nearly wiped out kelp beds off the Nova Scotia coast, an important habitat for fish. Ocean acidification caused by carbon dioxide will harm squid, cod and halibut. If emissions remain high, snow crab landings could decline up to 16 per cent and shellfish and lobster by up to 54 per cent.
Everywhere, there will be impacts on human health and well-being. Pest-born maladies such as Lyme disease or dengue fever are already on the increase, said Harper.Fleeing wildfires and flooding caused by climate change imposes mental-health costs, Harper said. Those costs can also be indirect — the toll on farmers, for example, of not knowing what to expect from the weather or what crops would grow best.Nor will Canada escape impacts in the rest of the world.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the report emphasizes how much has been learned since the panel began its work, as well as the need to move quickly.“The data and the modelling capacities that we had in those days gave us the impression that we had more time. Now, we need to accelerate the deployment of our preparedness strategy.”
Hey , it’s not climate change season for a few more months , slow down a bit !
Canada is very dependent on the production, sale & export of oil, gas & coal.
More government propaganda to distract from inflation and tyranny
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