Traduction de «Tempête de poussière de grande étendue » (Français → Anglais) :

Clarence was born 93 years ago in Saskatchewan and survived the dust bowls and abject poverty.

The ACIA took on a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and included indigenous knowledge as a component of the scientific findings (1120) The 10 key scientific findings from the ACIA are these: the Arctic climate is warming rapidly, and much larger changes are predicted; Arctic warming and its consequences will have worldwide implications; Arctic vegetation zones are likely to shift, causing wide-ranging impacts; animal species' diversity ranges and distribution will change; many coastal communities and facilities face increasing exposure to storms; reduced sea ice is very likely to i ...[+++]ncrease marine transport and access to resources; thawing ground will disrupt transportation, buildings, and other infrastructure; indigenous communities are facing major economic and cultural impacts; elevated ultraviolet radiation levels will affect people, plants, and animals; and finally, multiple influences, including chemical contamination in the Arctic, will interact to cause impacts to people and ecosystems.

However, we did not have the large dust storms we have had in previous decades.

With regards to the weather-related “leaky condo” situation in British Columbia, which has evolved into financial disaster exceeding the Manitoba Flood and the Ontario-Quebec Ice Storm, does the Government have a plan to assist condo owners repair unforeseen damages by way of short-term emergency relief, and if so, does it permit any or all of the following: a) RRSP funds to be used without tax penalties: b) interest costs of repair loans to be used as a deductible expense, as it is for landlords: c) repairs to be GST-exempt: and d) expansion of the limits of the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program?