Municipalities on the front lines of climate change Save article Remove saved article

First, municipalities are highly vulnerable to extreme events and the other impacts of climate change. As owners and operators of most of our infrastructure, many municipalities are already facing unexpected bills from flooding, fires, heat, and drought. Some losses, such as flooding and fires, are sudden and visible; others may be more gradual. In Ontario, for example, as winter temperatures fluctuate more often around zero degrees, Thunder Bay is seeing more spalling of concrete; Waterloo