8,000 Climate Change experts are to gather in Montreal today, their mission to try and get a handle on what we can do to reduce the dramatic weather changes we are facing now and for the future. They also hope to sign on some recalcitrant nations to the Kyoto accord. Besides the USA which has not adopted Kyoto, other nations such as China, India, South Africa and Brazil have also taken a pass on the Kyoto proposals.
They will also probably want to knock a few of the heads at the table together, those who have signed on to Kyoto already, but not met their targets.
As they begin their deliberations, the environmental experts may be wishing for a little more global warming however. Montreal’s forecast for Day one of the seminar was 2-4 centimeters of freezing rain and judging by the television pictures a mess both on the roads and the sidewalks. To give you an idea of what’s ahead for the delegates, here’s the Environment Canada forecast for today.
Quebec
Severe weather bulletin
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:21 AM EST MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2005. WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR QUEBEC... FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR: =NEW= WASKAGANISH =NEW= MONTMAGNY - L'ISLET =NEW= CHARLEVOIX =NEW= LAURENTIANS WILDLIFE RESERVE =NEW= SAGUENAY =NEW= LAKE SAINT-JEAN =NEW= CHIBOUGAMAU =NEW= KAMOURASKA - RIVIERE-DU-LOUP - TROIS-PISTOLES =NEW= TEMISCOUATA METRO MONTREAL - LAVAL LANAUDIERE LACHUTE - SAINT-JEROME LAURENTIANS MONT-TREMBLANT PARK - SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS MONT-LAURIER LA VERENDRYE WILDLIFE RESERVE UPPER GATINEAU - LIEVRE - PAPINEAU ABITIBI PARENT - GOUIN RESERVOIR MATAGAMI BEAUCE DRUMMONDVILLE - BOIS-FRANCS MAURICIE QUEBEC LA TUQUE. 2 TO 5 MM OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THESE AREAS.
(There is good news for the delegates though, they can watch the melt in person)
WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR QUEBEC... FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR: VAUDREUIL - SOULANGES - HUNTINGDON RICHELIEU VALLEY - SAINT-HYACINTHE PONTIAC TEMISCAMINGUE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS. ==DISCUSSION== A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST WEST OF THE GREAT LAKES IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWARD. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY AND SHOULD REACH NUNAVIK TUESDAY. A BROAD AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT IS AFFECTING SEVERAL SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL REGIONS OF THE PROVINCE. AS THE WARM FRONT PASSES, THE MERCURY WILL RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT THUS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO SHOWERS.
If nothing else the immediate weather, should give them all something to talk about.
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