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"The data are alarming. Since 1951, winter temperatures in Alberta have risen over 4°C in the south and over 6°C in the north. The number of days below -20°C has fallen by half. Both the number of heatwaves and number of cold spells have increased by two to four times."
Here in my small area of the world we are used to getting muchO snow and in years past we have maybe 12"/30.5cm on the ground. Old timers and some peeps say they saw the snow so deep that the doors could not be opened and people had to climb out the window(s). We have plus temperatures right into December and in the recent years it was super cold (Like -25C/-13F to -30C/-22F or colder.) for ~3 weeks when before it was for 2-3 months. We don't get enough rain in summer and this summer 3 records where broken for the hottest days on record.
The farmers had poor crops due to not enough precipitation. There is very little hay to feed livestock and so farmers are auctioning off stock. The price of meat has increased substantially.
Other seasonal changes include the BC Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley flooded and another atmospheric river is expected to dump more rain on them within a few days.
This flooding is a practice session for the "Big One" expected anytime. The Big One is slang for a earthquake that will cause liquefaction of the top muddy strata layer that a huge area called Richmond and Delta are built on. Think like 3 km-11 km (10,000 feet to 36,000 feet) thick mud liquifying and sinking into the sea with all the buildings and people. I digress...
The roads are taking a beating with the thawing freezing cycles causing many cracks and potholes. That causes additional taxation to cover the expense of maintenance. City crews filled over 500,000 potholes in 2019.
I retired my Parka because it's too warm to wear it. Think sweatbox... I bought a 3rd more light weight down jacket to compensate for the warmer winter. The up side is that we don't have to shovel much snow. Breathing in -35C temps and snow shoveling is something one needs to adjust to and prepare for and so we are thankful for the warmer temps in that regard.
The gas company winter reserve of natural gas was exhausted because the electricity generating facilities burn natural gas and the air conditioners ran so much this summer that immense amounts of natural gas was burned. So as a result the price of gas has increased substantially for winter heating and GHG emissions went up further.
"The data are alarming. Since 1951, winter temperatures in Alberta have risen over 4°C in the south and over 6°C in the north. The number of days below -20°C has fallen by half. Both the number of heatwaves and number of cold spells have increased by two to four times."
Here in my small area of the world we are used to getting muchO snow and in years past we have maybe 12"/30.5cm on the ground. Old timers and some peeps say they saw the snow so deep that the doors could not be opened and people had to climb out the window(s). We have plus temperatures right into December and in the recent years it was super cold (Like -25C/-13F to -30C/-22F or colder.) for ~3 weeks when before it was for 2-3 months. We don't get enough rain in summer and this summer 3 records where broken for the hottest days on record.
The farmers had poor crops due to not enough precipitation. There is very little hay to feed livestock and so farmers are auctioning off stock. The price of meat has increased substantially.
Other seasonal changes include the BC Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley flooded and another atmospheric river is expected to dump more rain on them within a few days.
This flooding is a practice session for the "Big One" expected anytime. The Big One is slang for a earthquake that will cause liquefaction of the top muddy strata layer that a huge area called Richmond and Delta are built on. Think like 3 km-11 km (10,000 feet to 36,000 feet) thick mud liquifying and sinking into the sea with all the buildings and people. I digress...
The roads are taking a beating with the thawing freezing cycles causing many cracks and potholes. That causes additional taxation to cover the expense of maintenance. City crews filled over 500,000 potholes in 2019.
I retired my Parka because it's too warm to wear it. Think sweatbox... I bought a 3rd more light weight down jacket to compensate for the warmer winter. The up side is that we don't have to shovel much snow. Breathing in -35C temps and snow shoveling is something one needs to adjust to and prepare for and so we are thankful for the warmer temps in that regard.
The gas company winter reserve of natural gas was exhausted because the electricity generating facilities burn natural gas and the air conditioners ran so much this summer that immense amounts of natural gas was burned. So as a result the price of gas has increased substantially for winter heating and GHG emissions went up further.
