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AbstractWind erosion risk for unprotected soils in areas sensitive
to climatic change is shown here. The regions that would have the highest
sensitivity to a warming climate are likely to occur in the southern and central
Prairies and in the southernmost part of Ontario. This risk of wind erosion
is based on the nature of local climate and vegetation. Areas with dryer, warmer
climates and with sparse vegetation cover are more vulnerable to wind erosion.
The levels of climate sensitivity were derived by comparing present and future
ecoclimatic regions of Canada, based on the assumption of a doubling of atmospheric
carbon dioxide concentrations over pre-industrial levels.
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