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 Canadian Geographic Article Index
Global warming (definition)
An increase in the world’s mean temperature, defined under popular usage as warming caused by human activity.
Articles tagged with Global warming (50)
What is climate prosperity?
The world is 0.78°C warmer today than before the industrial revolution. How will Canada plan for and profit from the risks of climate change?
Global warming impacts health
Climate change could be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, but Canada has been slow to respond.
The drying South Saskatchewan River
In the last century the flow of the river has dropped by 12 percent. Can the South Saskatchewan River be saved?
Halifax Harbour’s rising waters
Global warming is giving Halifax a sinking feeling. How is the maritime city planning for rising sea levels?
The future of Canada’s resources
What does a future of climate change hold for Canada’s resource-based industries?
Will maple syrup disappear?
The changing climate may alter the syrup industry forever
Global warming insurance
Extreme weather is topping the list of insurance claims
Canadian logging adapts
How will the forestry industry survive fires, drought and insects?
Canada vs. the world
Canadian foreign policy faces a new global climate
Global warming’s pros and cons
Explore a chart of the dangers and possibilities of climate change
On thinning ice
One scientist’s view on the changing ecology of Arctic sea ice
Remote-controlled climate change
Dance of a dangerous sea
Will a tiny South Pacific nation be the first one the world needs to rescue from the ravages of climage change?
The not-so-frozen continent
The Antarctic Peninsula is warming at an unprecedented rate. Change in this polar haven is occurring faster than almost anywhere else on Earth.
The bounty of Kilimanjaro
Downstream from melting snows on Africa’s highest peak, the real climate change story is playing itself out.
The carbon cleansers
Norway’s economy is less dependent on oil than most. What prompted all the forward thinking? A carbon tax.
The other melting ice cap
Northerners may be on slurry ground as global warming thaws the frozen soil under their feet
Carbon cemetery
Deep under Weyburn,Sask., carbon dioxide is being pumped into the Earth instead of into the atmosphere.Could the project be a remedy for climate change?
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