John Clague, an earth sciences professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., said even a few millimetres make a difference, especially when effects are exacerbated by fierce storms like Fiona which battered Atlantic Canada in September. An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released last year said the rate of global sea level rise is accelerating, and seas have risen about 20 centimetres since the beginning of the 20th century. ![]() "It's going to be a very difficult period as we see some of these coastal areas eroded or being impacted further by sea level rise and storms."Ĭommunities on Canada's east and west coasts face the risk of slipping below swelling tides as water levels inch up. It's hard to move from those coasts," said Chris Houser, an environmental sciences professor at University of Windsor and part of the school's coastal research group. "Living on the coast is part of our economic, our social, our cultural fabric. ![]() As studies warn of rising seas and accelerated erosion resulting from climate change, coastal communities in Canada are wondering what the future holds. ![]() Tides are rising, sands are shifting and coastlines are crumbling.
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