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Climate in Canada-Prairies

Causes:

The Canadian prairies have been a recognized area for climate change. The main causes making the prairie’s a hotspot for climate change are their high latitude and location in the middle of North America. The summers will become warmer and drier. The winters will become warmer and wetter. Flooding becomes a problem in the spring with the winters becoming warmer and wetter. The changes in precipitation in the summer could lead to state of drought. The effects of climate changes can be unpredictable, and anything could happen.

 

Effects:

The effects of climate change are infinite. Small communities need a source of water, a small body of water or well, but with the risk droughts it is more likely their water sources will dry out. Without the water animals that live in these areas will have a harder time surviving, and people will have less resources/food to survive. With the rising temperatures humans are more susceptible to illnesses such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke. The warmer temperatures can be good for growing some crops, same with wet weather, but this takes away resources for living and can possibly lead to a shortage of food.

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