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Köppen climate types of Quebec. In general, the climate of Quebec is cold and humid. [17] The climate of the province is largely determined by its latitude, maritime and elevation influences. [17] According to the Köppen climate classification, Quebec has three main climate regions. [17]
Against the ravaging seas, Quebec's coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat. Over the past decade, civilization has ...
What's more, human-caused climate change made the fire season in Quebec — from May through July — 50% more intense than it otherwise would have been and increased the likelihood of similarly ...
Within various provincial and language media outlets, there are varying levels of articulation regarding scientific consensus and the focus on ecological dimensions of climate change. [148] Within Quebec, specifically, these outlets are more likely to position climate change as an international issue, and to link climate change to social ...
The climate in Quebec supports rich deciduous forest in the southern regions, and further north become progressively harsher. In the Saint Lawrence Lowlands there are graduations of climate from southwest to northeast. Changes in elevation can have similar effects to changes in latitude, with plants adapted to cooler conditions found higher up.
The average temperature in Quebec City ranges from -27 °C (-16.6 °F) in January to 24.7 °C (76.46 °F) in July. The average annual mean temperature is 4.2 °C (39.5 °F). There are, on average 171 days with temperatures freezing or below.
Quebec is the only Canadian province that has set up a ministry to exclusively embody the state's powers for international relations. [168] Since 2006, Quebec has adopted a green plan to meet the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol regarding climate change. [169]
The Ministry of Environment, Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (in French: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs or MELCCFP) is responsible for environmental policy and land development in the province of Quebec. The ministry is also responsible for ...