Editing James Bay Project (section)

=== Local climate changes ===
The establishment of reservoirs containing large amounts of standing water has the ability to produce local climate changes. Alteration of annual precipitation patterns, increased abundance of low [[stratus clouds]] and [[fog]], and warmer autumns and cooler springs, leading to a delay in the beginning and end of the growing season, have all been observed in the vicinity of the project's major reservoirs.{{sfn|Baxter|1977|p=275}} The doubling of the [[freshwater]] input into James Bay during the winter decreases the [[salinity]] of the [[seawater]], thereby increasing the [[freezing point]] of the bay. The resultant increased ice content at the northern section of the project in the winter has cooled warm air currents more than usual, bringing harsher Arctic weather, including strong winds and less precipitation, to south-central Quebec. The tree line at the southern edge of the development has shifted noticeably southward since the project's construction.{{sfn|Prinsenberg|1980|p=1101–1102}}