Summary: Climate Change in northern BC and its
impacts on water resources
Stephen Déry
26th September 2011 nhg.unbc.ca
Outline
· The climate system & the hydrological cycle
· The local climate & climate change
· Changes in snow & water
· Knowledge exchange: Stellat'en First Nation
· Final thoughts
The Climate System
The Hydrological Cycle
The local climate and climate change
Climate Averages:
Williams Lake Airport
Variable Annual Average
(1961-2010)
Temperature 4.3oC
Rainfall 283 mm
Snowfall 187 cm

Source: Aukema, Brian - ukema, Brian - Canadian Forest Service & Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia

Collections: Environmental Sciences and Ecology