MONTREAL — Climate change will likely bring more weather conditions to Ontario and Quebec that are favourable to the development of tornadoes, but it’s still…
Severe thunderstorms — and at least two tornadoes — damaged homes, knocked down power lines and overwhelmed sewers in eastern Ontario and Quebec last week. Steven Flisfeder, Environment Canada warning preparedness meteorologist, says that as Ontario and Quebec get warmer and more humid because of climate change, the potential for extreme storms could increase.“Those two things combined are fuel for those severe thunderstorms and potential tornadoes,” he said in a recent interview.
Sills said the number of known tornadoes in Canada has nearly doubled since the launch of the NTP: from 70 in 2017 to 117 in 2022, thanks to his team’s recording efforts. Some recent studies suggest tornado activity could increase in the east as climate change progresses, but it’s still too early to determine if that forecast is manifesting in Canada, Sills said.
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