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Climate Change in British Columbia

Temperature change (°C) over the past century in British Columbia
Ecoprovince
Temperature change (°C)over past century
Northern Boreal Mountains
+1.7
Taiga Plains
no trend
Central Interior
+1.1
Boreal Plains
no trend
Sub-Boreal Interior
+1.1
Southern Interior Mountains
+1.1
Southern Interior
+1.1
Georgia Depression
+0.5
Coast and Mountains
+0.6

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SOURCE: Data from Environment Canada. Analysis by Canadian Institute for Climate Studies, 2001, for Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. NOTES: A positive sign indicates a warming trend. All values are statistically significant at the 95 percent level. The data do not show statistically significant trends for northeastern BC.

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