US EditionCanada’s ‘exceptional’ drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
Seventy-one percent of Canada faced drought or dry conditions by July, leading to agricultural disasters and significant wildfire impact, underscoring urgent calls for water efficiency and climate action.
- On Aug. 20, 2025, Canada faced a drought that tormented farmers, strained water supplies, and fuelled its second-worst wildfire season burning an area larger than New Brunswick.
- Experts point to climate stress and renewal limits as Canada holds 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, less than half naturally renewed, with rising demand from AI data centres compounding supply stress.
- Farmers and rural officials report some municipalities declared agricultural disasters and Manitoba Hydro notes the lowest inflows in 40 years, while a provincial Crown corporation logged a $157-million loss last year.
- Experts urge drought‑stricken communities to reduce water use and stress cutting emissions; Ryan Ness said, `This year is a sign, a signal of the types of conditions we will experience more frequently and that we need to be prepared for moving forward`.
- Models suggest this summer is a preview of 2050, with Environment Canada climatologists reporting double the annual average of days over 32 C in 2025 and projecting 15 to 16 such days in 25 years.
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Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer's bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.
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Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
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