The recent Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC) indicated that observed 20th century changes in severalclimatic extremes are qualitatively consistent with those expected due to increasedgreenhouse gases. However, a lack of adequate data and...

Across western Canada, more frequent and severe droughts are expected to occur asa result of climate change. Forests are particularly vulnerable to drought as it oftenresults in mortality events even years following a moisture deficit. Similar events havebeen observed in Saskatchewan...