But as the planet barrels toward a warming climate, change may be coming faster than expected. Experts are hesitant to paint a definitive picture of what the Prairie province might look like in 2080. After all, climate modelling, like weather forecasting, is an exercise in prediction, research scientist Jim Schieck said. While the report looks at the world broadly, the findings raise the question of what global warming means for the residents of Alberta — not just the people, but also the plants and animals that call the province home. From the Calgary flood in 2013 through to the Fort McMurray fire three years later, much of the province has felt the effects of climate change, which are responsible not only for shifting populations but also for shifting moods.

Source: thestar October 14, 2018 21:45 UTC