‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say
"Canadians?" joked the host."I thought you'd smell more like smoke."
In British Columbia, once the"wet coast," 28 out of 34 river basins were at the province's top two drought levels. Ranchers were selling cattle that they couldn't grow enough hay to feed, and low streamflows were threatening salmon runs.From May through July, Kelowna, B.C., experienced 36 days of weather more than 30 C. The normal count is 16 C. Norman Wells, not far from the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories, set a new record of 38 C on July 8.
Hudson Bay is up to 3 C warmer. The Pacific coast is between 2 C and 4 C warmer. Both the Atlantic and Arctic coasts are up 5 C from average.On July 21, Halifax got three months worth of rain in 24 hours. At least three people died in the floods, up to 600 had to evacuate their homes, and power cuts affected 80,000. Roads washed away and at least seven bridges were left needing major repair or replacement.
Over the years, cities such as Calgary and Edmonton have grown used to"smoke days." This year, that unhappy club grew to include Ottawa , Montreal and Toronto, which, on June 30, had the second-worst air quality in the world.It's not just a year of particularly wild natural variability, Blair said.
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