{"id":2092,"date":"2023-05-18T18:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/?page_id=2092"},"modified":"2024-01-15T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:59:13","slug":"climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/watershed-health\/climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2092\" class=\"elementor elementor-2092\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ae55721 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ae55721\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f02ea2a\" data-id=\"3f02ea2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c6ad2c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c6ad2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate Change<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5133043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5133043\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb2240\" data-id=\"9bb2240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba45fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba45fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate Change<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931d6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"931d6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change, the long term change in Earth&#8217;s weather patterns &#8211; is one of the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time. A changing climate brings with it extreme heat, drought, flooding, more intense weather and storms, rising sea levels, and a host of other impacts that all contribute to enormous environmental, social and economic challenges.<\/p><p>Climate change is a global issue, but we&#8217;re also seeing changes locally.<\/p><p>In the Lake Simcoe watershed, climate change affects natural areas and wildlife, farming, urban areas, and the lake itself. In fact, there is clear evidence that climate change is underway, and is already affecting watershed function, including stream flow, precipitation, phosphorus loading, and the period of ice cover on Lake Simcoe.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861e915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"861e915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shorter ice season<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2928b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2928b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53bc8f8\" data-id=\"53bc8f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97983d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97983d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That&#8217;s not just bad news for those who enjoy ice fishing.\u00a0\u200b<\/p><p>A number of key lake processes are driven by lake temperature, which can have dramatic impacts on the cycling and distribution of oxygen and nutrients in the lake.<\/p><p>There are also a number of biological processes that are tied to annual changes in lake temperatures. Changes in lake ice could alter the timing of these temperature changes potentially causing predator\/prey relationships to become decoupled.\u00a0These changes also can lead to changes in dissolved oxygen in the lake in the following summer.<\/p><p>In recent years, the main basin of Lake Simcoe has remained as open water while the number of days with ice cover continued to decline on Kempenfelt Bay.\u00a0\u200bIt&#8217;s worth mentioning that the five years with the shortest ice cover occurred after the year 2000 and the five years with the longest ice cover occurred before 1900.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb2318b\" data-id=\"fb2318b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040cd7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"040cd7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Climate change days of ice coverage\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvQ2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtZGF5cy1vZi1pY2UtY292ZXJhZ2UucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7956\" alt=\"Climate change days of ice coverage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-days-of-ice-coverage.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The infographic shows the decrease of the length of ice cover from an average 126 days between 1852-1873 to 91 days between 2001-2020. There is approximately a month less ice cover on average than there was in the 1850s.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14e7a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14e7a95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0580cb0\" data-id=\"0580cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7d2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d7d2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seasonal changes in river and creek flow<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a85e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a85e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re seeing less water flowing into our\u00a0c\u200breeks and rivers in spring, and more flowing in winter. Biological processes in our streams and rivers are tied to seasonal water flows.<\/p><p>When low-flow periods get longer it can lead to increased water temperatures, degraded water quality, and reduced stream habitats and connectivity. At the other end of the spectrum, extreme flooding isn&#8217;t much better. It can increase erosion and flush nutrients and pollution into streams, increasing the water&#8217;s turbidity (murkiness). As climate change continues, both low-flow and flooding conditions are expected to increase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-979fd1f\" data-id=\"979fd1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79bfdf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d79bfdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Climate change infographic-03\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvQ2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtaW5mb2dyYXBoaWNzLU5ldy1SZWNvdmVyZWQtMDMucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7957\" alt=\"Climate change infographic 03\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-change-infographics-New-Recovered-03.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The infographic illustrates the approximate 10% increase in flows for the periods of 1916-1979 and 1980-2021 based on the data from the Black River near Washago gauge. Seasonal changes for streamflow show increase in Winter and Fall (49% and 31% respectively) while there is decrease in volume for Spring and Summer (-6% and -9% respectively).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc171bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc171bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b028bd\" data-id=\"1b028bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5b76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e5b76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Phosphorus<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fe7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7fe7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The amount of phosphorus in the Lake is associated with the amount of run-off entering the Lake. And since climate change generally me\u200bans more intense rainstorms, and more intense storms mean more run-off, we can expect increased amounts of phosphorus entering the Lake.<\/p><p>Climate change may also result in longer droughts which would bring down the phosphorus loads entering our lake. Wet years with high tributary flows tend to see high phosphorus loads while dry years with lower tributary flows tend to see lower phosphorus loads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3c14fa\" data-id=\"e3c14fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c33e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c33e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maskinonge-river.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"maskinonge-river\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvbWFza2lub25nZS1yaXZlci5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maskinonge-river.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7958\" alt=\"On a sunny summer day, several boat houses and large trees can be seen along the Maskinonge River. Vibrant green vegetation is also visible on the surface of the water and along both banks of the river.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maskinonge-river.jpg 468w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maskinonge-river-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e671d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49e671d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1b37f1\" data-id=\"b1b37f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b1ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22b1ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes in Air Temperatures<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a85e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a85e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The average temperature of the earth is warming, and this is causing changes in our weather patterns, resulting in more frequent and intense weather events.\u00a0<\/p><p>Based on\u00a0<a title=\"visit the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intergovernment\u200bal Panel on Climate Change (IPC\u200bC),<\/a>\u00a0the primary cause of the warming is a result of human activity, mainly, the burning of fossil fuels. For over a century there have been many factors, including increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and unsustainable energy and land use, that have led to global warming of 1.1 C above expected average.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2ce03e\" data-id=\"a2ce03e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6c688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b6c688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Air Temperature graphic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk1OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvQWlyLVRlbXBlcmF0dXJlLWdyYXBoaWMucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7959\" alt=\"Air Temperature graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-Temperature-graphic.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The infographic shows the decadal average air temperature which has steadily increased since the 1980s, from a relatively stable long-term average of 6.0\u00b0C between 1900-1979 to 7.4\u00b0C between 2010-2019.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc45825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc45825\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f86eaee\" data-id=\"f86eaee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3807a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3807a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Precipitation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3cf7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3cf7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Increased frequency and intensity of rain events, or more frequent snowmelt events,\u00a0can affect all aspects of the water cycle and water movement through the watershed. Climate change is one of the many factors that affects precipitation patterns and can increase winter and spring precipitation, as well as the frequency, intensity, and duration of storms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91df5eb\" data-id=\"91df5eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a893ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a893ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"precipitation graphic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvcHJlY2lwaXRhdGlvbi1ncmFwaGljLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7960\" alt=\"precipitation graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/precipitation-graphic.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">We are getting more rain than snow as percentage of annual precipitation and the infographic shows a 6.3% increase annually in precipitation as rainfall from the period of 1941-1970 to 1981-2010.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1716f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1716f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we're doing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b8d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b8d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re addressing climate ch\u200bange in two key ways:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546e75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"546e75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitigation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f7b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f7b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mitigation is about reducing the amount of greenhouse gases that are causing climate change. Reducing greenhouse gases means decreasing the use of fossil fuels and promoting carbon capture (sequestering) through the protection and enhancement of natural areas such as forests.<\/p><p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsrca.on.ca\/Shared%20Documents\/reports\/Climate-Change-Mitigation-Report.pdf\">Climate Mitigation Strategy<\/a>\u00a0identifies the main sources and sinks of greenhouse gases within the watershed. This overall understanding of the watershe\u200bd&#8217;s carbon budget feeds into recommendations for how we can mitigate climate change.<\/p><p>We are also engaged in our own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/home\/carbon-reduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon Reduction Strategy,<\/a>\u200b a multi-year commitment to reducing our corporate carbon footprint by 28% by 2026.\u00a0The good news is that we have achieved (and passed!) our corporate carbon reduction target in just five years!\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf479f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf479f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1df26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af1df26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adaptation is about building resilience so that we can better prepare for the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather, drought and flooding.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/home\/climate-change-adaptation-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Adaptation Strategy<\/a>\u200b reviews the potential impacts of a changing climate on watershed function and recommends changes to our programs and services to ensure they remain effective at protecting the Lake Simcoe watershed in projected future climates.<\/p><p>Other examples of how we are currently adapting to a changing climate are:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/planning-permits\/lid-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Low impact development<\/a>\u00a0is one way we&#8217;re building resilience into the watershed. Low impact development is about adapting the way we build to help water mimic the natural process and go into the ground, not run-off into our waterways or overflow our infrastructure, leading to flooding.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Phosphorus-Offsetting-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Phosphorus Offsetting Policy<\/a>, which came into effect in January 2018, requires new development to control 100% of the phosphorus from leaving the property.<\/li><li>Forestry \u2013 A\u00a0comprehensive study to address the challenges faced to our forests as a result of climate change was completed in 2018. The study, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/watershed-health\/forestry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adapt\u200bi\u200b\u200bng Forestry Programs for Climate Change<\/a>&#8221; includes a list of climate-suitable species.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d73a1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d73a1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0785a35\" data-id=\"0785a35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f24aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f24aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bba609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bba609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Reduce use of fossil fuels and consider carpooling.\u00a0<a title=\"Visit the smart commute website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcommute.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Commute\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0can help you find a commuting partner.<\/li><li>Use energy saving fixtures and appliances. Find more info at<a title=\"Visit the Hydro One website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Hydro One<\/a><\/li><li>Shop local. Look for items that have travelled less to make their way to you.<\/li><li>Get a<a title=\"Visit the Get Prepared website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getprepared.gc.ca\/index-en.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a072-hour emergency kit<\/a>\u00a0for power outages and weather related emergencies.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bfd23f elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bfd23f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fed4ff2\" data-id=\"7fed4ff2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa12abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5035 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa12abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3355\" style=\"font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pngegg-4-300x287.png\" alt=\"phone icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pngegg-4-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pngegg-4-768x734.png 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pngegg-4.png 981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Who to Contact\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Integrated Watershed Management\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\u2706 <a href=\"tel:905-895-1281\">905-895-1281<\/a><br \/>\u2706 <a href=\"tel:1-800-465-0437\">1-800-465-0437<\/a> Toll free <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2709.svg\" alt=\"\u2709\" \/> <a href=\"mailto:info@LSRCA.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@LSRCA.on.ca<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aaf0ae5\" data-id=\"5aaf0ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfa2f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfa2f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3383\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pngkey.com-form-icon-png-7764573-264x300.png\" alt=\"form icon\" width=\"52\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pngkey.com-form-icon-png-7764573-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pngkey.com-form-icon-png-7764573.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 52px) 100vw, 52px\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Climate Change Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Climate-Change-Mitigation-Report-opt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Mitigation Report<\/a><\/p><p><a title=\"Visit the Clmate Adaptation webpage\" href=\"Climate Change Adaptation Strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Adaptation Strat\u200begy<\/a><\/p><p><a title=\"VIsit the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Flooding resource page\" href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/watershed-health\/flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Flooding Resources\u200b\u200b<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\u200b<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it?fbclid=IwAR00I7fCXiBOr4Mhr8jQxbgCaqqKU8hgXBdSw6IqTUGd5SMAwfJA9fHL06U#t-218864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The most important thing you can do to fight climate change\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvo.org\/programs\/climate-watch-shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TVO&#8217;s Climate Watch Shorts Series<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.thestar.com\/climate-change-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undeniable: Canada&#8217;s Changing Climate\u200b<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75b176e\" data-id=\"75b176e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d8d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d8d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5886\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/podcast-icon-300x295.png\" alt=\"podcast-icon\" width=\"61\" height=\"60\" 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