What will climate change actually look like on the Prairies?

CBC Alberta and Saskatchewan have teamed up for a new pilot series on weather and climate change on the Prairies. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga will bring her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how it impacts everyday life.

When looking at our climate, we know our temperature is rising. Globally, annual mean temperatures have risen just over a degree since 1880.

In Canada, the warming has been more drastic.

Nathan Gillett, a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the Arctic is warming at a faster rate due to ice melt