Alberta

Well, get ready to hear more about it. Forecasters say parts of Western and Central Canada are about to feel the effects of the phenomenon that brings frigid weather in the coming weeks. And it could move to Eastern Canada.

“The European [model], the latest one, is looking like a pretty impressive cold pattern setting up,” said Judah Cohen, a climatologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

“The cold is going to slide down east of the Rockies … you'll hear about Calgary, definitely Winnipeg.”

Brace yourselves and be careful. A reminder from 2024:

The number of amputations due to frostbite in Edmonton reached 110 last winter, the highest level in more than a decade, according to new data obtained by CBC News.

But Calgary marked its second consecutive winter of declining frostbite amputations, counting roughly one-third of Edmonton's procedures last fiscal year.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/frostbite-amputations-reached-new-high-in-edmonton-decreased-in-calgary-last-winter-1.7358413