Fire and Ice: Arctic Responses to Climate Change and Lessons for the Rest of Canada

The North is warming faster than any other place in Canada. The lessons being learned about mitigation in the North can help all of Canada adapt to a rapidly warming world.

In Fire and Ice: Arctic Responses to Climate Change and Lessons for the Rest of Canada, Ed Struzik argues that Canadians living in the south can look to the North to see not only what the future holds, but how to navigate it, too. Canada, which is seeing a doubling of area burned compared to the 1970s, rising sea levels in populated coastal areas, and more frequent droughts and floods, has much to learn from the North. Climate change disruption is more pronounced in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Canada, where the climate is warming twice as fast as in the south. These impacts severely threaten infrastructure, human safety and food security, among others.

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About the Author

Edward Struzik

Edward Struzik is an award-winning author, educator and fellow at Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University. He has written six books and contributed chapters to several authors.

His books include Firestorm, How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future; The Big Thaw; Future Arctic, Field Notes From A World On the Edge; Arctic Icons, among others. His numerous awards and accolades include the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, the Michener Deacon fellowship in Public Policy and the Sir Sandford Fleming Medal, awarded for outstanding contributions to the understanding of science in Canada.