An Environment Canada climatologist is warning that a dry spell in Nova Scotia that has left some people without water is just a "dress rehearsal" for the kind of weather conditions Canada can expect in the years to come. "These are little teasers, little dress rehearsals of what we're going to be challenged with more in the future," said DavidPhillips. Phillips said parts of Nova Scotia have been drier than normal this summer, with the Halifax area only receiving about two-thirds of what it normally does in precipitation. Officials in Nova Scotia are delivering water to residents of southwestern Nova Scotia that haven't seen rain in weeks and aren't expecting any for the next couple of weeks. "We have never had a dry spell like this in this part of the country."

Source: CBC News September 16, 2016 11:15 UTC