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Global Temperature Increase and the Impact on Canada

Over time the past forty years, the global temperature has been
increasing. Population size, the birth rate, and the agricultural production in
Canada has been increasing. From the year 1960 through 1992, the global
temperature was rising and falling, alternating each year. Since the year
1992 though, the temperature has been on a steady increase and is reaching
record breaking highs. Unlike the global temperature, Canadas population
has been slowing down in their growth each year. That is only according to
recent trends though; when looking at the birth rate, one can infer that their
population will soon spike again. Similar to the population of Canada, their
agricultural production has been slowing down compared to previous years.
The population of Canada has been impacted in a myriad of ways by global
climate change, thereby it can be infer what may happen in the future based
off of the current trends observed.
Data from 1960 to 2012 shows that the general trend of the global
temperature is increasing. This variance in temperature can been seen as
high as sixth tenths of a degree celsius higher when compared to 1960.
Between 1994 and 1996 there was a over a .3 degree increase in the global
temperature. When observing the graph of the global temperature it is
noticeable that there is a distinct pattern; one year will be a large increase,
followed by a shallow decrease the following year. If this pattern continues

on it may be inferred that 2013 would host an increase in global

temperature.
While Canada is still growing as a country, the amount of which they
are growing is slowing down considerably. In the year 1960, Canadas
population was growing by 2.5% per year. Just a mere two years time that
number dropped down to 2% per year. That trend continued until 1998, with
only a few outliers. Since 1998 the population change has been on a slow,
yet steady increase. The most recently recorded data is from 2012 and it
shows that the population change is now over 1.25%. 1994 was the smallest
increase in population at below 1%, giving Canada a population of 29.1
million people. Recent trends that have been observed can show us that the
recorded population of 35.75 million people from 2012, will continue to rise.
Compared to the growth of Canadas population, the birth rate in
Canada has been increasing quickly over the past forty years. In 1960 the
birth rate change was below 1%, only about .6% per year. But that is the
lowest point in the collection of data, for since then the birth rate has been
increasing dramatically. The most recent data, from 2012, shows that
Canadas birth rate is growing at a rate of 3% compared to the year previous.
The agricultural production of Canada has been slowing down in recent
years. If a line of best fit were to be used, it may be estimated that by the
year 2016 the agricultural production of Canada would actually start to
decline, not just slow down amount of growth in a years time. There are a
multitude of reasons this could be so, the most obvious though is the impact

of global climate change. With each year providing a different average

temperature, differing between an increase and a decrease, the growing
season has not been consistent. This makes crops and their producers
needing to adapt annually to new conditions.
It has been recorded that the population of Canada is increasing with
every year. Along with this the birth rate, agricultural production, and the
global temperature is also rising. These increases are not something that
should be ignored, for they may lead to repercussions on the global scale.
Canada is not the only country that is experiencing population growth; in fact
most countries are showing population growth which is leading to a global
population upsurge. Paired with the impact of global warming, population
growth should be closely monitored so the best possible standard of living
may be offered to the most people.

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