Nova Scotia’s record-breaking fires came as a shock in a region known for relatively mild and wet weather. But rather than being an anomaly, they are a sign of things to come for Atlantic Canada, experts say.
That’s because of how climate change is disrupting the region’s underlying weather patterns, and making it more prone to intense and longer fire seasons.
“People don’t normally think of fire in the Maritimes or forest fire being a thing here,” said Anthony Taylor, professor of forest management at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
“But instances like last week hit home the fact that
