Winter ’07 / ’08 is one to remember for many Canadians and goes down as the coldest and snowiest in many years. With the past few winters being milder in general, this year definitely caught most people off guard. In a CTV.ca report Environment Canada's senior climatologist David Phillips says 1994 was the last time Canada had a significantly cold winter and this year had a chance to rival that season and to date, this winter is the coldest in 12 years.
But, finally spring is here and hopefully better weather!
Maybe just not yet though, as David Phillips today says don't put away those snow shovels, he is forecasting six more weeks of winter weather due to the lingering effects of La Nina.
- So if global warming is occurring, why was the winter of 2007-2008 so cold and snowy? The following link may provide an answer to this question. Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground provides an excellent view on what has happened with the ’07 / ’08 winter weather and climate, it is an interesting read:
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=916&tstamp=200803