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Table 5 Mean precipitation change (%) at variable latitudes according to climate scenarios.

From: Impact of Climate Change on Forest Fire Severity and Consequences for Carbon Stocks in Boreal Forest Stands of Quebec, Canada: a Synthesis

  

Summer precipitation (%)

Winter precipitation (%)

Publication

Reference and projection period

50°N, 74°W

53°N, 74°W

56°N, 74°W

50°N, 74°W

53°N, 74°W

56°N, 74°W

Price et al. (2001)

1961–1990 to 2041–2070

+2

+13

+15

+1

+13

+12

Plummer et al. (2006)

1971–1990 to 2041–2060

+7

+10

+12

+4

+15

+25

IPCC (2007)

1980–1999 to 2080–2099

+2

+7

+10

+26

+32

+38