Climate Change Research

Climate change, while global in nature, will have significant implications at the local level. Researchers are helping us to understand the possible effects of climate change on Lake Huron's coastal communities. Studies done recently at Goderich, Ontario and Oliphant, Ontario are summarized here.

Implications to Coastal Communities - Goderich, Ontario This article outlines a joint research project between the University of Waterloo's Department of Geography, Environment Canada's Adaptation and Impacts Research Group and the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation.

The potential impact of climate change on the Lake Huron shoreline at Oliphant The community of Oliphant, Ontario, is located along the western shores of the Bruce Peninsula. Oliphant was chosen as the research site because the shoreline environment and community are greatly influenced by fluctuations in Lake Huron's water levels.