Climate change will impact N.S. groundwater resources, expert says

By Shelli Summers

A Dalhousie professor says we can expect more extreme weather events in Nova Scotia and more impacts on our groundwater resources due to climate change.

Barret Kurylyk, an associate professor at Dalhousie University and Canada Research Chair in Coastal Water Resources, says he expects sea level rise rates to continue.

“The most consistent result is that we are experiencing and will continue to experience pronounced sea level rise rates on the east coast of Canada,” explained Kurylyk. “It has to do with how the ocean level is rising but also how our land surface is changing in response to past glaciation, so not all parts of the world have the same amount of relative sea rise, so we're in a hot spot in Nova Scotia.”

Kurylyk says sea level rise has been increasing over the last few decades.

He says it's a concern for those Nova Scotia communities managing groundwater resources and the intrusion of salt water.
 

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