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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]
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]
The area burned in 2023 was more than twice that of any year since 1983. [47] A study published in the journal Nature concluded that the June–September 2023 Canadian wildfires caused carbon emissions that exceeded annual fossil fuel emissions of all nations except India, China and the US.
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.
Maps show NOAA's spring weather outlook across U.S. ... As for the drought conditions over the next three months, it doesn't look favorable. The spring drought outlook for 2025. / Credit: NOAA CPC
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.
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.
There were no IPOs, continuing the drought from last year. In comparison, the first half of 2022 saw $834.1 million invested across 109 deals. In the second half, $1.09 billion was invested across ...