The report by Environment and Climate Change Canada warns many of the issues are now irreversible.
, found that while global temperatures have increased by 0.8C since 1948, Canada has seen an increase of 1.7C.
"While both human activities and natural variations in the climate have contributed to the observed warming in Canada, the human factor is dominant," the report said. "It is likely that more than half of the observed warming in Canada is due to the influence of human activities." Dozens of government scientists and academics were involved in producing the study which warned that many of the issues were now irreversible."The science is clear - Canada's climate is warming more rapidly than the global average, and this level of warming effectively cannot be changed," Nancy Hamzawi, of Environment and Climate Change Canada said.More from Canada
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