Fig. 2. Spring (March, April, May) temperature (left) and precipitation (right) predictions for 2050 by the Canadian (CGCM2) (top) and UK Hadley Centre (HadCM3) (bottom) global climate models. Predicted temperature (°C) and precipitation (%) changes are compared with the baseline period of 1961 to 1990 (obtained from www.pacificclimate.org/tools/select, verified 6 Sept. 2007). Image used with permission from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium.