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Water: Shorelines
Shorelines
From beaches and dunes to bluffs and wetlands, shorelines are already being shaped by our changing climate.
They are constantly subjected to the whims of waves, wind, rain, snow, ice and human activity—all factors that are also affected by the Earth’s rising temperature.
The Environmental Law and Policy Centre notes that there are two types of shorelines seen on southern Lake Huron that may be significantly affected by climate change in the next century: