Extreme cold weather occurs in three provinces of Canada. What adverse impacts will the extreme cold weather have?
Extreme cold weather in Canada
Extreme cold weather occurred in the three Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and 22 low temperature records were recorded in various places. . The extremely cold weather caused school closures in various cities.
Among them, a low temperature record of minus 48.9 degrees Celsius occurred in Uranium City, Saskatchewan, which was far lower than the record of minus 40 degrees Celsius in 2019. In Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, the lowest temperature recorded was minus 47.3 degrees Celsius, which was lower than the record low temperature of minus 45.6 degrees Celsius in 1936.
The Edmonton International Airport, the capital of Alberta, also experienced near-record low temperatures. The lowest temperature on the 7th reached minus 43.8 degrees Celsius, which was equivalent to the minus 43.9 degrees Celsius recorded in 1994.
In Roblin, Manitoba, the lowest temperature that day was minus 42 degrees Celsius, breaking the record of minus 40.6 degrees Celsius set in 1972.
The meteorological department forecast said that the extremely cold weather is due to a polar cyclone in the Arctic, and it is expected that the extremely cold weather will continue for several days. Due to winds of 10 to 20 kilometers per hour, the body temperature in some areas will be as low as minus 50 to 55 degrees Celsius.
The adverse effects of extremely cold weather
The low-temperature freezing damage caused by extremely cold weather has varying degrees of impact on agricultural production in various places. The cold wave will cause local facilities and crops in greenhouses to suffer varying degrees of low temperature damage, wind and snow disasters. Some tea buds, economic fruits and local crops in the south are also susceptible to cold damage. Rain and snow weather will also affect the harvest and transportation of vegetables.
Low temperatures will cause some tea buds and other tropical fruit trees in the south to suffer frost damage, and may also easily freeze winter wheat in the jointing stage and bolted rapeseed.
Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and other European countries: At least 30 people died due to cold weather, including 22 in Romania. In Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, local media reported that money in cash machines was frozen, causing the machines to malfunction. The severe cold also caused parts of the Danube River to freeze. To protect the ships, Bulgarian authorities had to move some ships to other ports. At least 10,000 people in Serbia are stranded in remote villages due to traffic disruptions. Some Bosnian villages also rely on military helicopters to airdrop food and other necessities. In Latvia, 10 people froze to death in the capital Riga alone, and the number of deaths in other areas has yet to be counted. In Estonia, organizers had to stop hosting ski competitions as temperatures dropped below -30°C. ?
Extreme cold weather has a great impact on us. In the cold winter, we must do a good job of protection.