WINNIPEG — Manitobans can expect a summer of above normal temperatures, according to meteorologist Jay Anderson. June, July and August in particular. Anderson pegs the probability at about 40 or 50 per cent versus the 80 per cent likelihood on the east coast.
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Hotter and dryer conditions can also lead to the increased intensity of forest fires, an issue very top of mind in the wake of the Fort McMurray and Caddy Lake wild fires.
Anderson also points out that indicators of climate change are starting to become more obvious here in Manitoba. “We set very few cold temperature records these days. We set two or three warm temperature records every year it seems.”