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In May 2023, Some locations in the Prairie region—which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba—reached temperatures that were 7 degrees above normal while average temperatures were reported at 3 to 5 degrees above normal temperatures. [35] The first D3 Extreme Drought designation in 2023 in Canada was reported in Alberta. [36]
The flooding in late December 2022 and early January 2023 alleviated some of the drought conditions by January 3. [17] By March 16, all exceptional and extreme drought was washed out of California. [18] In mid-April, the Governor announced the state would meet 100% of requested water allocations for the first time since 2006.
According to the North American Drought Monitor, Alberta has been the Canadian province hardest hit by the lack of rain and snow, with nearly 85% of the province considered at least "abnormally ...
Although droughts are common in the Amazon during El Niño events, studies indicate that global warming likely played a bigger role than the 2023-2024 El Niño event in the 2023 Amazon's record drought. [37] The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in May of that year were caused by historical heavy rains and storms in the southern Brazilian state.
When compared to January 2022, drought conditions have significantly improved across the Canadian Prairies, but Anderson cautions that the lower-than-historical-average rainfall this spring could ...
A 2024 milestone: 2024 'virtually certain' to be warmest on record Heat also setting records Since early this year, climate scientists have been saying 2024 was likely to be the warmest year on ...
Manitoba saw 266,000 hectares of forest burned in 2024, about 60,000 hectares more than 2023. [51] The first wildfire was detected on April 8, compared to April 30 in 2023. [51] Of the 291 fires recorded through the season, 105 were human-caused and 206 needed a full firefighting response. [51] The first significant fires occurred in May.
A 2023 report by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said that 97% of agricultural landscape in the Prairies was "abnormally dry or experiencing moderate to exceptional drought". [2] In Alberta, there were 51 water shortage advisories in place in December 2023. [2] Rarely has drought been as serious or extensive as the 1999-2004 episode. [3]