Nova Scotia residents dry out of ways to conserve water
Digital Reporter
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 8:37 AM - A hot summer coupled with very little rain has left many residents in southwestern Nova Scotia with dried up wells and browning lawns.
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Referred to as both an emergency and a disaster, Nova Scotians have been doing everything from putting rocks in their toilet tanks to recycling old water from a humidifier, all in attempt of conserving what little water is available, the CBC reports.
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Dried up creek in Middle West Pubnico, N.S. Image courtesy of Dorothy Marlor .
The Maritimes as a whole – including Nova Scotia – will be seeing some rain this weekend. Though Nova Scotia won't be seeing much, some relief is better than none.
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"Most of the rain for Nova Scotia is coming Sunday through Tuesday, where much of the province will see 15 to 30 mm with areas along the Fundy shores through Cumberland and Colchester getting up to 40 mm," says Weather Network meteorologist Nadine Hinds-Powell.
Locals need sustained rainfall for a longer period of time to really get some relief, Hinds-Powell explains. Which is why this upcoming rain event won't provide much of it.
Yarmouth saw a summer rainfall total of 86.6 mm, which represents only 32% of their seasonal average. By comparison, the county's climatological average is 266.5 mm.
Some much needed rain forecast for #Yarmouth Monday. pic.twitter.com/yD8xWIpjUd
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According to Weather Network meteorologist Kelly Sonnenburg, an atmospheric pattern is to blame for this summer's dry conditions.
“We ended up seeing more of a dominant trough over central parts North America and this resulted in more of a broad ridge over Eastern Canada," Sonnenburg explains.
So when we did see low pressure systems develop, they did take more of a northerly track along that Jetstream, providing a lack of moisture across Atlantic Canada."
