The impacts of climate change on the terrestrial ecosystems, that comprise interconnected webs of snow, water, plants and animals, can be rapid, complex, and unpredictable.
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Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
Southern Québec is warming twice as rapidly as the rest of the world due to the progressive loss of snow cover. An average annual warming of 3 C to 6 C is expected by the end of the century.
As rivers run dry in the Rocky Mountains and the West, it’s easy to wonder where all the snow you see on mountain peaks goes. Some of it ends up in the air, but researchers aren’t sure how much.
We think of Canada as a water-rich country, but we are not immune to water shortages or disasters. With some advance planning, Canada can avoid a water catastrophe.
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Global Water Futures Programme, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant professor, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
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Canada Research Chair in Environmental Influences on Water Quality, University of Winnipeg
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Department of Geography, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University
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Research Hydrologist, USDA-ARS, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
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Research officer, Hydrology, University of California, Berkeley
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Adjunct Professor, Geography, University of Winnipeg
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Professeur titulaire, groupe de recherche HC3 - Hydrologie Climat & Changements Climatiques, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
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Professeure titulaire, Groupe de recherche HC3 - Hydrologie Climat & Changement Climatique, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)