A pig grunts and leans into a back scratch from Charlotte Wasylik on her second-generation family farm near Vermilion, Alta. When it’s hot, the pigs cake themselves in the mud to cool down and block the sun, but Wasylik said sweltering days are rare on Chatsworth Farm — at least for now.
As human-caused climate change cranks up the heat in Canada, it’s also likely to lead to more humid days, changing life and posing a threat in regions that aren’t adapted to muggy summer weather.
Projections show parts of British Columbia and Alberta, where people are used to dry heat, could see a significant rise in days with humid, sticky weather.
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