OTTAWA - Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * OTTAWA - Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? OTTAWA – Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.
That’s according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s rapid extreme weather event attribution system, which compares today’s climate to a pre-industrial one. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said there will be more wildfires from British Columbia to Manitoba this month, with climate change fuelling them. “It is not unusual for Western Canada to see high levels of fire activity this time of year,” he said at a press conference on Monday.
“However, forecasting anticipates that activity will be above average in parts of the West to well above-average in areas in B.C. and Alberta.
” Fire activity in September is also expected to be above normal. There are 474 fires blazing across the country, compared to the roughly 900 fires at this time last year. More than 150 of the fires — including in Jasper, Alta.
— are considered out of control, wi.