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Modelling Climate Change in a Box

While some arctic plants bask in warmer summers, what's in store for all of the animals that depend on them?

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Reading the Changing Landscape

The people of the north speak of strange, unpredictable weather patterns never before seen. How have these changes shaped the landscape and the way animals and local people use it?

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Ready or Not, Here it comes!

image of riverbank erosionRising sea levels can have a variety of devastating effects - including flooding, storm surges, salt water intrusion and soil erosion. Because of their dependance on land and sea, coastal communities are particularily vulnerable to these changes. In the north, entire communities, such as Tuktoyaktuk are even exploring the possiblity of moving to higher ground.

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Roaming with the Caribou.

Deeper snow, more rain, warmer temperatures. What might this mean for the caribou and the people whose lives and culture revolve around them?

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