Ottawa – Environment and Climate Change Canada has analyzed the heat waves that impacted Canada in June and July using its Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution system. The system uses climate models to compare today’s climate to a pre-industrial one to explain how much human-caused climate change affected each heat wave’s likelihood. Using this system, climate scientists analyzed the heat waves …
Gatineau – The experts from Environment and Climate Change Canada provided an outlook for Canada’s upcoming winter season, which is expected to bring higher-than-normal temperatures across the country. El Niño conditions, which contributed to extreme global temperatures during the summer and autumn of 2023, are expected to continue through this winter season. El Niño conditions are due to natural variability …
Ottawa – Canada is experiencing more intense and frequent weather events associated with climate change. Many regions and communities across the country are witnessing this firsthand as wildfires continue to burn across the country. As observed over the last few weeks, wildfire smoke can impact air quality over vast distances, affecting the respiratory health of people who live hundreds – …
