Southern Canada is expected to experience higher
temperatures (Mooney and Arthur 1990; Poiani and
Johnson 1991). This would lead to drier conditions,
more frequent and more severe droughts (Lenihan
and Neilson 1995), reduced river and stream flows,
and higher rates of wildfire (Suffling 1995). These
problems are exacerbated by the fact that extensive
areas of southern Ontario are where Canada’s most
valuable farmland exists.