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Shawn Kenny, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University

The Rideau Canal Skateway: How can we promote resilience in the face of a changing climate?

Even if we achieve our global commitment to limit temperature increase to less than 2 C this century, climate change will continue to impact the culturally significant Rideau Canal Skateway. (Shutterstock)

Rideau Canal Skateway, the 7.8 kilometre ice path winding through the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, is a National Historic Site of Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This winter, for the first time, the Rideau Canal Skateway did not open.

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