2023 has offered a strange mix of weather so far, from winter weather that continued well into spring, to a spring that has felt more like summer, triggering forest fires and air quality advisories.
So how will the rest of spring and summer shape up in terms of weather in the Prairies, and how will that impact our climate? While some switching weather patterns make this hard to predict, experts are anticipating water supply challenges, fires and drought.
Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), says the Prairies are shifting out of a La Niña pattern — where colder Pacific Ocean temperatures
