For decades, scientists have warned of such events, but have been wary of saying that a particular storm or heat wave was a direct result of climate change. That's now changing.

"It is the worst I have seen and my parents have seen," one New Brunswick farmer said.

A special council meeting and an update on the blue-green algae risk at the Tower Road reservoir are expected Monday.

One farmer says he'd like to be irrigating his crops for about 90 minutes every day, but with his water supply so low he has reduced that to a total of 90 minutes a week.

Manitoba's ag sector is once again calling on farmers to consider selling any extra animal feed as inconsistent yields have led to concerns about potential shortages.

Livestock producers in Manitoba have been given temporary permission by the province to cut hay and graze animals on Crown land, due to years of dry conditions.

Otonabee Conservation has declared a Level 2 low water condition, meaning residents are being asked to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 per cent.

New Brunswick farmers are hoping for rain after a hot, dry June left their crops struggling to survive.

Water supplies were tainted by ash and fire debris after the state's worst ever wildfires, which burnt through millions of acres of bushland and killed more than 30 people nationwide this summer.

Camel populations double every nine years and have now reached around one million.