If you think Manitoba will be sheltered from the dire consequences of global warming, or that a few extra degrees might actually be good for this frozen province, think again, say climate change experts. "The probability is that we're going to get hotter hot spells, and colder cold spells, wetter wet spells and dryer dry spells because we're changing the probability distribution of those types of climate systems," he said. He says air from the polar jet will come faster and be more persistent, holding cold, snowy, rainy weather in our area. "This is one of the manifestations of climate change, in that sea ice changes are changing the way the polar vortex works," he said. (CBC)Global impacts felt locallyThe global impacts of climate change, such as droughts and mass migration, will be felt here in the prairies as well, said Curtis Hull, project manager for Climate Change Connection, a non-profit that helps educate Manitobans about climate change.

Source: CBC News October 14, 2018 19:18 UTC