Glaciers, Ice and the Future of Winter

True or False? Climate change effects are greatest in Canada and other northern climates.

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Where is the world's most visited glacier - the Athabaska Glacier - located?

• Austria

• Nepal

• Switzerland

• Alberta

Climate warming has caused the Athabaska Glacier to melt by how much?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

Meltwater from the Yukon Kashawulsh Glacier feeds Lake Kluane. What are the consequences of the melting of this glacier?

• A 35 m wide beach has formed

• Extreme dust storms occur in summertime

• The glacier is a popular destination for skiers

• The lake is expected to dry up completely

What disaster is connected to increased melting of mountain glaciers?

• hurricanes

• landslides

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

Forty years ago, Arctic ice covered an area equivalent to the area of

• 10 Canadian provinces

• Quebec

• Ontario

• Northwest Territories

Currently, Arctic sea ice covers the area of the Canadian provinces minus the area of

• Prince Edward Island

• the Maritimes

• Quebec

• BC + Alberta + Saskatchewan

The goals of the organization "Saving Pond Hockey" include

• moving all hockey indoors

• hosting annual fundraising tournaments

• saving pond hockey

• fighting climate change

Winter ice roads

• connect 32 fly-in communities to southern Canada

• are freezing later and thawing earlier

• are freezing earlier and thawing later

• are important routes for transporting supplies to northern communities

True of False? In the winter of 2022-2023, people skated on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa.

• True

• False