The Risks are Real

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Infectious Disease in a Changing Climate

The health of every life form on earth is affected by the changing climate, from tiny microbes, to the vast boreal forest. Some impacts of climate change are visible, like more frequent and severe forest fires, where the smoke is harmful to our health. However, there are other things that can make us sick that we cannot see.

Recommended Video Citation

Climate Atlas of Canada. (2026). The Risks are Real - Infectious Disease in a Changing Climate. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/risks-are-real

Take Action

Climate change touches all of our lives, one way or another. Because it affects all aspects of modern life, there are many kinds of meaningful choices we can make that will help.

Climate change solutions start close to home, with simple actions in our own homes and families, but also involve new ways of thinking, planning, and acting in workplaces, neighbourhoods, and communities across the country.

See our "Take Action" topic for ideas and examples of innovative climate action taking place all across Canada.

The Climate Atlas of Canada is part of a national suite of climate data portals.

Stories and explanations about climate change, and local climate data that can be explored using maps and graphs.

Climate Data Canada

High-resolution climate data to help decision makers build a more resilient Canada.

Advanced tools for academia, climate scenario developers, and other expert users.

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