Philip Van Wassenaer crouches down to pound nails into the base of a 25-metre-tall tree in Scarborough, Ont. Once the sonic tomograph sensors are attached to the nails, Van Wassenaer gently taps each one, sending sound waves through the trunk. "We see climate change happening. What Toronto is doing on a local level, the federal government is doing nationally — an all-encompassing national adaptation strategy for climate change is underway. "This document is absolutely critical for climate change adaptation and risk reduction," he says of the plan, which is set to be released in the fall of 2022.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2021 09:38 UTC