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Canada's frozen north feels financial burn of global warming
2015-10-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change is taking a heavy economic toll on Canada's far north, with buildings collapsing as melting permafrost destroys foundations, rivers running low and wildfires all a drain on the region's limited finances, senior government officials said. A sprawling area spanning the Arctic Circle with a population of less than 50,000, Canada's Northwest Territories has spent more than $140 million in the last two years responding to problems linked to global warming, the territory's finance minister...
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