Environment Canada predicts a green Christmas
Posted Dec 23, 2011 03:48:59 AM.
This article is more than 5 years old.
TORONTO – There was a time in the Great White North when dreaming of a white Christmas would almost always be a dream come true.
But there’s no guarantee anymore, and senior Environment Canada climatologist Dave Phillips said blame global warming for the growing frequency of green Christmases.
This year, forecasters said unseasonably mild, dry conditions across Canada has kept the snow at bay in most major centres.
The Weather Network have called for little to no snow this week across the country — though residents in Quebec’s St. Lawrence Valley may see a hint of white on Christmas morning.
Environment Canada said
TORONTO – There was a time in the Great White North when dreaming of a white Christmas would almost always be a dream come true.
But there’s no guarantee anymore, and senior Environment Canada climatologist Dave Phillips said blame global warming for the growing frequency of green Christmases.
This year, forecasters said unseasonably mild, dry conditions across Canada kept the snow at bay in most major centres.
The Weather Network said there will be little to no snow this week across the country — though residents in Quebec’s St. Lawrence Valley may see a hint of white on Christmas morning.
Environment Canada expect flurries or light snow in parts of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Weather conditions, however, are expected to take a snowier turn in January.parts of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Weather conditions, however, are expected to take a snowier turn in January.
