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    INTERNATIONAL ~ HOT, DRY SUMMERS MAY BE HERE TO STAY @) iS THIS THE NEW NORMAL? “The summer of 2018 broke many records, but they weren't the kind anyone would want to boast about. Record:-setting temperatures in July took Iundeds of lives. They also led to devastating wildfires that set records of their own, A SUMMER INFERNO In Japan, 80 people died of heatrelated causes. Another 35,000 were admitted to hospital Canada wasnt spared, either. In Quebec some 70 people died after temperatures spiked to 40 degrees Celsius, Elsewhere, temperatures were ‘even further off the charts. Chino, California, with about 90,000 residents, reached nearly 50 degrees Celsius in July. On the other side of the world, the North African country of Algeria hit a scorching si degrees Celsius ‘A-continentwide heat wave in Burope lasted until mid- August, Temperatures were above 40 degrees Celsius in ‘many countries. Even Siberia, in Russia’s northeast, faced 3o-degree weather, A TINDERBOX WORLD In many places, wildfires broke out thanks to the hot, dry conditions. In Greece, atleast 74 people died as a result of wildfires. One person said they “struck like a flamethrower.” Sweden had forest fires that spread to the Arctic, while Spain and Portugal battled big blazes. In California, a series of wildfires engulfed the state. By mid-August, 5400 fires had burned some 4000 square Kilometees of forest. A national disaster was declared in northern California, There, the active Mendocino Complex Fire bburned more than 3530 square kilometres It beeame the largest fire in the stat’ history. Wildfires in’ Montana also threatened communities. Same areas had to be evacuated, a MERNEC en cr “[One fire in Montana] just ‘completely exploded,” said one resident."Now it’s so smoky you can't see anything” PROVINCES AFLAME Back in Canada, Ontario ‘experienced more than 1000 forest fires. Thats an f7 percent increase over the usual number of fires in the province. It's also ‘more than double the number of fires that occurred last summer. ‘Meanwhile, in British Columbia, some 600 fires burned across the province in mid-August. “They darkened the skies, lowered the air quality, and threatened nearly 200 homes, (On August, the BC. government declared a state of, ‘emergency. Firefighters from around the world came to help. So did the federal government. Ik dispatched 200 military personnel, and sent aircraft to ‘move people and supplies. Sener) INTERNATIONAL (@) Is THIS THE NEW NORMAL? ~ HOT, DRY SUMMERS MAY BE HERE TO STAY ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING ‘The Earth is supposed to be warm, Heat-tapping or ‘greenhouse’ gases exist naturally in the air around the arth, There, they trap and hol the sun's heat. This warms our planet and makes life possible. ‘The problem? This natural warming system, known as the greenhouse effect, has been thrown out of balance lover the est 200 years. More greenhouse gases are gathering in the atmosphere than naturally exist there. ‘What's causing the imbalance? Humans. By burning fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes, and make products, swe keep adding o the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Rotting garbage also gives off methane gas, 2 potent greenhouse gas. And cutting down trees, which absorb these emissions, makes the problem worse current trends continue, melting ice will cause ocean levels to keep rising. Low-lying areas around the ‘world will flood. Many animal and plant species will become extinct. Fresh water supplies wil dwindle, and the world will experience more intense weather mote often. Droughts ~ already more frequent ~ will grow longer and more severe. Worse stil scientists warn ofa tipping point” That's when methane released from permafrost, even without extrs human-caused greenhouse gases, will be enough to keep the planet warming. ‘That would release even more methane. Such a feedback loop would be unstoppable. ‘To avoid this scenario, sclentists say the world must work together to keep the average global temperature below two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This could be sccomplished f global emissions can be reduced by 40 to 70 percent by 2050 compared to 2010 levels. By 2100, emissions must drop to 2270. In December 204, a the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Prance, the Paris ‘Agreement seas drawn tp. Is goal ist limit the increase in global average tempersture to 15 degrees Celsius, since thie would greatly reduce the risks and effects of climate change As of July 201,195 countries, including Canada, had signed the agreement, which takes effect in 2020. MORE FIRES TO COME material in forests. They are also weather to stagnate. That Scientists say this maybe the likely to create more lightning, means floods in rainy areas and ‘new normal’ around the world, That, in turn causes many droughts in hot ones. The reason? Global warming, ilies. “[1he odds of extreme... heat “The past four years have been the The jet stream also playsa role. waves have been significantly hotteston record, Temperatures 1 88 energy fom the difference increased by climate change. We Seas intemperature beween Arctic have to start getting used to,” greenhouse gases accumulatein a7 equatorial areas, The says meteorologist Clare Nui, theatmosphere Hotter summers warming Arctic makes that “Our world will have more fre Gndlongesstetchesof dry difference shrink. 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