HERE S what could dampen your fireworks display this weekend
Digital Writers
The Canada Day long weekend is here and so is the last installment of our
NEW special segment, Beyond The Forecast.
In the days leading up to this much anticipated first long weekend of the summer, we ve taken you
beyond just the weather forecast with information on water temperatures (both lake and pool), where and why mosquitoes might be particularly pesky, a deadly comparison between last year s long weekend temperatures and so much MORE.
Get caught up, below.
This is the most detailed we ve ever gotten for a long weekend outlook as we feel now more than ever, Ontario deserves this holiday weekend to enjoy. Especially after such a damp and dreary spring that dragged spirits way down.
This Canadian city given gold medal for winter misery
vendredi, 1 mars 2019 à 15:26 - You haven t got any kind of break, Environment Canada s Dave Phillips confirms
Environment Canada s senior climatologist isn t mincing words when it comes to the winter Ottawans have endured. If I was awarding the gold medal for winter misery I think it would go to Ottawa, Dave Phillips told host Robyn Bresnahan on Ottawa Morning Friday. You people have dealt with freezing rain, the ice pellets, the cold, the snow.
Visit our Complete Guide to Spring 2019 for an in depth look at the Spring Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more
Australia s bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar Reuters
samedi, 21 décembre 2019 à 13:54 - Six fires in the state were rated at emergency level, including two around Sydney.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia s New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
Some major roads heading to the south and west from Sydney were closed for part of the day and authorities asked people to delay travel at the start of the Christmas holiday period, warning of the unpredictability of the fires due to high winds and temperatures above 40°C (104F).
Melting permafrost splitting trees, threatening highways in Yukon
Mia Gordon
mardi, 28 juillet 2020 à 06:30 - Many communities in Northern Canada are beginning to brace for an increased threat as temperatures warm and permafrost continues to melt.
The research has told us that Canada’s North is warming faster than the rest of the country. A 2019 study entitled Canada’s Changing Climate Report says that Northern communities, like the Yukon, are warming two times faster than the rest of the world, with territories seeing a 2.3°C increase.
This change in temperatures has had several impacts in the Yukon, including changes in amounts of rain and snow, more extreme weather events, melting glaciers and sea ice, and thawing permafrost. On a recent trip to the Yukon, The Weather Network had a chance to experience the later first hand.