Canada

It hasn't snowed here at all. Just a lot of rain. People keep saying "better than snow! You don't gotta shovel rain, eh?" No, it's not better than snow. Do you know how fucked it is that is hasn't dropped below freezing and it's January?? You should be really concerned, not relieved.

Here in Southern Ontario it's basically British winter; rain and fog, and practically zero snow so far.

This is horrifically tragic, for any and all species affected.

Having been in the wildlife/rehab space for the last few decades, this is unprecedented.

I went for a walk with my mum on Christmas day. We saw two squirrels fucking and she said "I hope they don't think it's spring". I guess she was right. 😬

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The sight of two fuzzy goslings waddling after their mother on a dreary Wednesday afternoon in late December put Londoners in awe, but it's also raising concerns among environment experts.

"Eastern gray squirrels in this area, at least in southwestern Ontario, have had not two litters as they normally do spring and fall, but this year they had three and I've never seen that before," said Salt.

He's also never seen geese hatch eggs in December in the last 40 years that he's worked as a wildlife expert.

Gordon McBean, professor emeritus in geography and environment at Western University, fears the two little goslings may be a sign of a bigger issue on the horizon.

McBean, an outspoken advocate on climate change, believes Mother Nature's unusual behaviours will eventually become more and more common as the Earth continues to get hotter.

The mild December temperature is affecting how animals biologically respond to different weather conditions and, in turn, may disrupt ecosystems and wildlife altogether.

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A good chunk of Canadians: “BuT cLiMaTe ChAnGe Is FaKe!!1!”

I come across these kinds of people - mostly boomers, but also a fair number of younger people - all the time. And frequently, there is a super-strong correlation between such fact denialism with both religiosity and conservatism. You come across a CPC or PPC supporter, or a deeply religious person (of one of the Abrahamic faiths), and dollars to dimes they’ll tell you that climate change is a leftist scam.