Despite heavy snow in many central Canadian cities this year, the coldest winter day in Canada just ain't what it use to be.
A study of daily minimum and maximum temperatures released Wednesday by the British Meteorological Office reported that the coldest winter days in Russia and Canada are as much as four degrees Celsius milder since the 1950s.
A statement by the Centre said that the largest changes in maximum temperatures were "found across Canada and Eurasia, where they had typically warmed by one to three degrees Celsius.'' In Britain, warming was between 0.5 and 2.0 Celsius.
David Phillips, Environment Canada's foremost meteorologist, says the findings are further evidence of the growing impact climate change is having on northern Canada.
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