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For Canada, real-time information on pasture conditions, on-farm surface water supplies, and several drought indices are provided in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Drought Watch [6] web site. The site monitors the risk and status of drought over major agricultural regions of the country and also promotes practices to reduce drought ...
[4] [5] Vegetation throughout Canada was exceptionally dry, leading to tinder-like conditions. Lightning strikes in Canada's west, the most common cause of wildfires in Canada, were not commonly accompanied by any significant rain. [6] Farms in the region which still have access to irrigation also suffered heavy grasshopper infestations. [7]
The area has witnessed an increased frequency of wildfires, as Canada's wildfire season now starts a month earlier than it used to and the annual area burned is twice what it was in 1970. [41] In 2023, fires in Canada were estimated to have released 480 megatonnes of carbon, 23% of the world's wildfire-related carbon emissions for the year. [42]
As of Dec. 31, 70% of the country was abnormally dry or in drought, according to Agriculture Canada, with the worst conditions in southern Alberta, western Saskatchewan and north-central British ...
Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia, received less than a sixth of its average rainfall in August and September and has received only 0.2 millimetres so far in October, according to ...
Due to wildfire emissions, Canada broke its record for annual carbon emissions in late June. [158] As of late August, the wildfires had released 327–355 megatonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. [82] [159] The emissions from the fires were more than double Canada's planned emissions reductions from 2020–2030. [160]
England is facing drought conditions after months of low rainfall. ... – How much rainfall have we had? For England as a whole it was the driest eight-month period, between November 2021 and ...
The Greenest City 2020 Action Plan (GCAP) is an urban sustainability initiative for Vancouver. Its primary mission is to ensure that Vancouver becomes the greenest city in the world by the year 2020. [1] The GCAP originated based on the 2009 work of the Greenest City Action Team, a committee co-chaired by Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson. The ...