climate changePrairie Pothole RegionwaterfowlconservationNumerous wetlands in the prairies of Canada provide important ecosystem services, yet are threatened by climate and land‐use changes. Understanding the impacts of climate change on prairie wetlands is critical to effective conservation planning. In ...
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaS.M. McGinnTaylor & Francis GroupAtmosphereShepherd A, McGinn SM. 2003. Assessment of climate change on the Canadian prairies from downscaled GCM data. Atmosphere-Ocean 41: 301 - 316.Shepherd, A., McGinn, S.M., 2003. Assessment of climate change on the ...
(e.g.,LaBaugh and Swanson, 1992; Winter and Rosenberry, 1995; Winter, 2003; Winter and LaBaugh, 2003; Mills et al., 2011; Eisenlohr, 1972; Johnson et al., 2004; Euliss et al., 2004). The geology, topography and climate of the prairies result in a unique hydrological environment....
The climate in the Canadian Prairies ranges from semi-arid in the southwestern region to a humid climate in the southeastern region. The Canadian Prairies, which is dominated by agricultural activity, accounts for around 80% of Canada's entire agricultural land [33]. Due to these intensive ...
We hear about those powerful tornadoes in the U.S. more often than in Canada, but that’s because more tornadoes occur there than they do here, adds Sills. RELATED: There's a big difference between an EF0 and EF5 Is climate change a factor?
The climate of the Canadian prairies is characterized by large inter-annual and inter-decadal variability in precipitation, which provides opportunities to examine the response of groundwater recharge to changes in meteorological conditions. 加拿大大草原的气候特征是一年间及十年间的降水变化非常大,这为查...
The remote city ofFort McMurray, in northern Alberta, is the home of Alberta's vast bitumen, or oil sands, reserves. In the 2000s, as bitumen technology advanced, "Fort Mac" generated enormous wealth for the province, though climate change activists worry greatly about the environmental cost....
"Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow," says Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the snowfall warning. "Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow." ...
Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from cropland, and help birds and bees. nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate The New York Times· 10月3日Iowa Farmers Are Restoring Tiny Prairies for Sustainability Boons由Cara ...
For this reason, dune mobility indices predicated on short-term climate variations (years to decades) do not fully describe the present level of dune activity on the southern Canadian prairies. 展开 关键词: continental dunes wind transport climate canada ...