Canada warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world: Environment and Climate Change Canada report

Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and that warming is “effectively irreversible”, a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says.

Warming is happening even faster in winter, leaving southern Canadians with more winter rainfall and northern Canadians with melting permafrost and less sea ice.

Guest: Nathan Gillett

Senior Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, who worked on this report

Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and that warming is “effectively irreversible”, a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says.

Warming is happening even faster in winter, leaving southern Canadians with more winter rainfall and northern Canadians with melting permafrost and less sea ice.

Guest: Nathan Gillett

Senior Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, who worked on this report