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Index
Index

action, 28–29 global warming, 14–15 rain, 4, 16–17, 19, 23, 24–25
air pollution, 20–21 green movement, 10–11 reducing energy use,
Arctic region, 14–15 greenhouse gases, 6–7, 28–29
8–9, 21 renewable energy, 12
bikes, 11
buildings, 13 Halifax, 13 Saint John, 6
buses, 9 heat islands, 12 sea ice, 14–15
heat waves, 17 Selkirk Climate Change
carbon dioxide, 6, 8, 13, 20 Adaptation Strategy, 27
carbon footprint, 28 Inuit Nunangat, 14–15 soot, 21
cars, 8–9, 10, 20
local patterns, 4–5 Toronto, 7, 9
droughts, 24–25 transportation, 8–9, 10–11
methane, 21
emissions, 6–7, 8–9 Montréal, 5, 9, 11 urban heat islands, 12
extreme weather, 17
planning, 26–27 Vancouver, 12, 13
flooding, 18–19 precipitation, 4, 16–17, 18, Victoria, 4
forest fires, 22–23 23, 24–25
fossil fuels, 6–7 public transit, 9, 10–11

About the Author

Marla Tomlinson is a mom to an active boy. She believes in lifelong
learning, and holds diplomas in journalism and medical administration,
and a degree in psychology. Her career focuses on writing, education,
and health care.
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