Moving forward: Adaptation
Adaptation involves both proactively preparing for expected climate changes, as well as adjusting to climate change or its impacts after…
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Other uncertainties: Invasive species, disease pathways
Projected changes to climate variables are likely to interact to affect the likelihood of species invasions in BC waters, as…
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Extreme weather, storm surge, and sea level rise
Models and projections of extreme weather events are lacking for coastal BC [74]. There is little available data on future…
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Ongoing and/or recommended research
The Hakai Oceanography Program (HOP) has been maintaining year-round measurements of physical, chemical, and biological parameters on the Central Coast…
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Ocean acidification and ocean chemistry
The existing state of knowledge for ocean acidification is limited, and other than global datasets, there are currently no projections…
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Lack of regionally downscaled projections and vulnerability assessments
Statistical downscaling can be used to map coarse-scale global climate model outputs to finer scale (regional or local) detail, using…
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Uncertainty in climate change impacts, vulnerabilities, and risk
There is still a great deal of uncertainty in global climate change projections for coastal regions, and the associated vulnerabilities…
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Knowledge Gaps and Some Ongoing Research
Adapting to climate change requires a comprehensive understanding of climate change projections and sectoral impacts in order to identify priorities,…
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Haida Gwaii
The average air temperatures in Haida Gwaii may increase by 1.4°C by the 2050s and by 2.2°C by the 2080s….
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North Coast
Air temperatures in the North Coast region are projected to increase by up to 2.6°C by 2080, and the sub-region…
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Central Coast
Annual air temperatures in the Central Coast sub-region are expected to increase by approximately 1.6°C by 2050, which is similar…
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Women’s History Month
It was an honour to be part of Women’s History Month this year along with 30 other women who were…
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Extreme weather events
Changes in wind and wave patterns may interact with other climate change projections such as sea level rise, but the…
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Observed Climate Associated Impacts
Climate change trends have in turn affected coastal ecosystems and economic sectors in BC. As of 2017, some observed impacts…
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Sea surface salinity
Empirical data from lighthouse station monitoring stations in 2016 reflect a long-term trend towards decreasing sea surface salinity (SSS) across…
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Ocean deoxygenation
Globally, dissolved oxygen levels in the ocean have been declining for more than two decades [53]. Declining ocean oxygen levels…
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Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is caused by the dissolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide into the oceans, which results in a decrease in…
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Sea surface temperature
Sea surface temperatures are monitored at lighthouse stations along the BC coastline. Average annual sea surface temperatures have warmed between…
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Sea level rise
Sea level rise is the direct result of warming temperatures that trigger increased melting of glaciers and ice caps, as…
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Precipitation
Precipitation is a key indicator of climate change, and changes in precipitation will affect all sectors, ecosystems, and communities. In…
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Air temperature
Air temperatures have increased throughout BC by ~1.3⁰C over the past century (from 1900-2013; rates of 0.12 – 0.13⁰C per…
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North Vancouver Island
Air temperatures on the north portion of Vancouver Island are expected to increase by 2050 to the same range as…
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Sub-Regional Projections and Impacts
The previous section included climate change projections and impacts at the scale of the BC coast and MaPP region. Here,…
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Regional Climate Change Projections
This section describes the current state of knowledge of climate change projections which are likely to affect the MaPP region…
