Dave Spence said on Wednesday that this was just the 25th hottest summer in Calgary on record. To be honest, it's not really that different from other hot summers we've had, just more smoky in general.
That said, climate change is a very real occurence in our province. Take, for example, that the soil zone classifications in the Edmonton area have changed recently, allowing growth of certain types of vegetation that couldn't grow before (I remember seeing a news piece on this earlier in the year). I'll try and find it.
Am hoping that the rising sea levels will create a more humid climate in Calgary, and therefore the soil may become more moist and fertile, but I'm not holding my breath. We are in a semi-arid desert zone and it probably won't change for a long time.
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