Increased drought is one impact of climate change.

Rising average temperatures do not simply mean balmier winters. Some regions will experience more extreme heat, while others may cool slightly. Flooding, drought, and intense summer heat could result. Violent storms and other extreme weather events could also result from the increased energy stored in our warming atmosphere.

The world's leading scientists report that to prevent dangerous levels of global warming governments should act to limit global warming to less than 2ºC by taking concerted action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The sooner we act to reduce greenhouse gases, the less severe future impacts will be. Now is the time to implement solutions.

	Extreme Weather: Climate change will increase the potency of storms, floods, droughts and other weather disasters as explored here.
	Water Impacts: Climate change will seriously affect water resources around the world, which will in turn affect food supply, health, industry, transportation, and ecosystem integrity.
	Forest Impacts: Canada's forests are expected to be among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change.
	Imperilled Ecosystems: Ecosystems in Canada and around the world will be damaged by climate change. This section examines some of the most vulnerable systems.
	Global Meltdown: Alpine glaciers, arctic ecosystems and ice sheets are all at risk of succumbing to climate change, with global impacts.
	Health: Climate change threatens the health of future generations through increased disease, freshwater shortages, worsened smog, and more.
	Economic Risks: Rapid climate change poses incalculable economic risks for the future, which far outweigh the economic risks of taking action today.
	British Columbia: Climate change impacts, solutions, and issues in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.