There are 32 climate scenarios available for the southern Yukon. To represent the range of possible future conditions, the 32 scenarios were ranked from lowest to highest according to the change in annual temperature and precipitation (following the methods outlined in Burn et. al. (2004). The lower and upper estimates of future change are based on the 4th and 29th ranking respectively, and the median or 16th rank is also noted. Temperature change is from the baseline (1961-1990).
Climate scenarios agree that most of the Yukon will become warmer and potentially wetter over the next 50 years. The amount of change is projected to increase with time.
Note: Climate scenario information was obtained from the Climate Change Scenarios Network of the Meteorological Service of Canada.
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