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Homa Kheyrollah Pour, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair, Executive Director of the Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University

Climate change is making Canada’s ice roads hard to navigate

Warmer temperatures in northern Canada, the result of human-caused global warming, are making ice roads less and less reliable. (Shutterstock)

Walking on the ice of the Great Bear Lake in the N.W.T. is a truly unforgettable experience. It is simply one of Canada’s most breathtaking (and also largest) lakes. However, it is also facing challenges.

On my most recent trip to the lake, the sound of the ice cracking underfoot was pronounced. This sound was both unnerving and prompted reflection upon the future of this lake as a vital winter route.

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