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Canada's federal government has released a comprehensive report on climate change, which confirms that Canadians are already feeling the effects of climate change more severely than previously predicted. The report, titled Canada's Changing Climate Report 2026, is a synthesis of over 100 experts' work and details the country's physical transformation due to climate change. According to the report, average temperatures in Canada are expected to rise by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century. The changes described in the report include floods, wildfires, heat waves, vanishing glaciers, and permafrost thaw, with some effects now considered irreversible. Canadians in the North, such as in Nunavut, are expected to experience particularly severe warming, with temperatures potentially rising by up to 10 C in winter. The report's findings emphasize that human activities, specifically fossil-fuel emissions, are the primary driver of climate change. While there is still some agency for reducing emissions and mitigating temperature increases, the report serves as a warning for Canadians to prepare for a significantly warmer future.
the impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible
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| Uncertainty density | 0.046 | 0.25 |
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