Thursday, November 13, 2008

More Effects on the Environment

FISH
- Aquatic live will be impacted due to the warmer climate
- Some will respond to the warmer water temperatures or "or seek refuge in areas where temperatures and flow patterns remain suitable"
- Others will become extinct
- As water temperatures in the region increase, cold-water species such as lake trout, brook trout, and whitefish may decline dramatically
WATER SUPPLY
- Ontario's lakes, rivers, and streams hold approx. one third of the worlds fresh water supply, the expected changes in rainfall, evaporation, and groundwater recharge rates will affect all freshwater users
- The increasing temperatures will lead to a decline in ice and a higher rate of evaporation, causing lake levels to decline in both inland lakes and Ontario's Great Lakes.
- Costs of shipping along the Great Lakes will increase, water shortages will develop and pressure increases for more water for irrigation, drinking, and other human uses.
MAMMAL POPULATION
- The result of milder winters influences the increase of nuisance mammals IE: raccoons, skunks, and deer carrying parasites.

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