Canada
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Environmental overview
The world's second-largest country by area, with vast boreal forests and Arctic territories that are warming faster than the global average.
- Issues
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Major issues
What is changing across the country.
Climate
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01ClimateSeverity: CriticalWestern CanadaWildfire and heat in Western CanadaRecord-breaking heat and wildfire seasons have affected communities, forests and air quality across British Columbia and Alberta.4 causes · 4 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
- 02ClimateSeverity: HighArctic CanadaPermafrost thaw in Arctic CanadaWarming is thawing permanently frozen ground, damaging infrastructure and changing northern landscapes and ways of life.2 causes · 4 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
Within Canada
Places to explore
- RegionWestern CanadaBritish Columbia and Alberta, where forests, mountains and communities have experienced record heat and increasingly severe wildfire seasons.
- RegionArctic CanadaCanada's northern territories, warming faster than the country as a whole, where permafrost thaw and sea ice change affect Inuit communities and infrastructure.