Climate change reported grim for Canada

TORONTO, March 7 (UPI) -- A coming scientific report on consequences of climate change for Canada is grim, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., reported Friday.

Scientists involved with the study done for the Department of Natural Resources told the broadcaster the country can expect more ice storms, torrential rains and floods, droughts, landslides and more days of extreme heat and smog.

Gordon McBean, a geography professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, was one of the authors, and told the CBC that Canada's roads and bridges will take a beating and coastal erosion will speed up.

"What's really important is that as we invest in rebuilding that infrastructure, we build it for the climate of the future, not the climate of the past," he said.

One of the few bright spots in the forecast relates to agriculture, McBean said.

"I'm told by some wine enthusiasts in the country that we'll have even better wines coming from southern British Columbia and the Niagara area as we get warmer, hotter summers in those parts," he told the CBC.