Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada

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    Pfh KTPHH| khz thretp#@hjthh| ea Lfokjh> Lcgioph Zotigkj ok` pfh \pomh| aet Loko o# gccx|ptoph| ok` hvrcogk|

    gk o xkgqxhcw Loko`gok zow zfop lcgioph lfokjh lexc` ihok aet ext lexkptw+ O| o cotjh lexkptw |rokkgkj h

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    lfokjh |phiigkj atei pfh lotdek reccxpgek ok jthhkfex|h jo| leklhkptopgek| octho`w pfhth+ Whot|# hhk `hlo`h|#

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    dhjgk pfh khlh||otw rcokkgkj ok` olpgek| pe o`orp ok` rte|rht gk o lcgioph lfokjgkj zetc`+

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    @HJTHH\ EA LFOKJH> LCGIOPH ZOTIGKJ OK@ PFH \POMH\ AET LOKO@O %% 28

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    ht|opgek ek fez dh|p pe o`orp pe o lfokjgkj lcgioph ok` o zotigkj jcedh+

    Pfh KTPHH dhjok pfg| lekht|opgek zgpf pfh Tewoc Loko`gok Jhejtorfgloc \elghpw

    zfglf rxdcg|fh` ext@hjthh| ea Lfokjh `gojtoi o| rotp ea `h`glopgkj gp| Elpedht g||xh| ea

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    Pfg| thretp rteg`h| pfh axcc `hpogc|# |lghkpgl dolmjtexk`# ok` recglw lekphvp aet lcgioph

    lfokjh girolp| ek Loko`o ok` zfop zh lok |potp pe `e odexp gp+

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    |ecxpgek| pfop oth gk pfh dh|p gkphth|p ea occ Loko`gok|+

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    ok` dw eaahtgkj o`glh pe jehtkihkp| ek fez dh|p pe thleklgch ok` gkphjtoph pfh eaphk

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    olte|| Loko`o+ Ext ihidht| oth orregkph` dw pfh ah`htoc jehtkihkp aet o iok`oph ea

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    24 0 %% KOPGEKOC TEXK@ PODCH EK PFH HKQGTEKIHKP OK@ PFH HLEKEIW

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    24 6 %% KOPGEKOC TEXK@ PODCH EK PFH HKQGTEKIHKP OK@ PFH HLEKEIW

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    copht thretp| ea pfh Lcgioph Rte|rhtgpw|htgh|+.

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    Ext thretp aeccez| pfg| |ptxlpxth>LFORPHT 4 g| pfh leth ea pfh thretp+ Gp `h|ltgdh| pfh KTPHH|@hjthh| ea Lfokjh `gojtoi#

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    2< 2 %% KOPGEKOC TEXK@ PODCH EK PFH HKQGTEKIHKP OK@ PFH HLEKEIW

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    20 4 %% KOPGEKOC TEXK@ PODCH EK PFH HKQGTEKIHKP OK@ PFH HLEKEIW

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