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Jun 28, 2021 · Communities of all sizes across the country are experiencing the impacts of climate change on their infrastructure, health and well-being, cultures and economies. Changes in climate are threatening Canada’s ecosystems and the vital services they provide, including access to freshwater.
- The Impacts of a Changing Climate: Canada’s Top Ten Weather ...
Scientists have made a clear link between climate change and...
- The Impacts of a Changing Climate: Canada’s Top Ten Weather ...
To paint a broader picture of the effects of climate change on health in Canada, we summarize current understanding of climate-related mental health effects, impacts on Indigenous People’s cultures and food security, and risks to Canada’s healthcare facilities.
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- Top 10 Weather Stories of 2021
This year’s stories clearly demonstrate that Canadians across the country are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather, in the form of devastating flooding, widespread wildfires, relentless heatwaves, and powerful tornadoes. Scientists have made a clear link between climate change and more frequent and severe weather events, which is why the government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to help prevent the impacts of climate change and investing to increase resiliency.
December 16, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario
Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada presented the 26th annual edition of the Top 10 Weather Stories in Canada.
This year’s stories clearly demonstrate that Canadians across the country are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather, in the form of devastating flooding, widespread wildfires, relentless heatwaves, and powerful tornadoes. Scientists have made a clear link between climate change and more frequent and severe weather events, which is why the government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to help prevent the impacts of climate change and investing to increase resiliency.
Western Canada was particularly affected by extreme weather this year, with the top two events centred in British Columbia. Topping ECCC’s 2021 list is “Record Heat Under the Dome,” about the heat wave that hit the province in June, and which has been characterized as deadliest weather event in Canadian history. On June 29, a record-breaking high temperature of 49.6°C was recorded in Lytton, British Columbia. Just one day later, 90% of the village was lost to wildfires, resulting in two fatalities and displacing 1200 residents.
In second place is “British Columbia’s Flood of Floods.” On November 13, while nearly 200 countries agreed to the Glasgow Climate Pact at COP26, an enormous storm struck the south coast of British Columbia. The sum of seven atmospheric rivers or “rivers in the sky,” and three “weather bombs” in November created devastating floods. The rain-flood storm led to the tragic loss of at least six lives and thousands of evacuations. It also resulted in the destruction of critical infrastructure and property damage throughout the region, which are expected to cost billions to restore.
1.Record Heat Under the Dome
2.British Columbia’s Flood of Floods
3.Canada Dry Coast to Coast
4.Wildfire Season – early, active and unrelenting
5.Canada rides out four heat waves
6.Year of the EF2 Tornado
- Environment And Climate Change Canada
In 2021, our report The Health Costs of Climate Change projected that the costs of heat-related deaths and reduced quality of life from extreme heat in Canada would range from $3 billion to $3.9 billion per year by mid-century.
Canadians are already witnessing and experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change. Canada’s climate is warming two times faster than the global average, and three times faster in the North. 1. Across the country, the impacts of climate change are affecting our communities, economy and environment and pose . serious risks to our
Feb 28, 2022 · Global warming is already costing Canada billions, from wildfires in the West to reduced seafood harvests in the East, says a new report from the world's top climate change research body.
Jul 16, 2021 · So far, the summer of 2021 has seen a deadly heatwave, wildfires, flooding and extreme drought . Canada's all-time temperature record was broken, several times over, in the village of Lytton,...
