A serious lack of rainfall across Atlantic Canada in recent months has pushed drought conditions to critical levels throughout the region.
The latest update of the Canadian Drought Monitor found that 99 per cent of Atlantic Canada started October abnormally dry or in a drought, including 100 per cent of the region’s agricultural lands.
DON’T MISS: MULTI-YEAR DROUGHTS GETTING HOTTER, LINGER LONGER AND CAUSING MORE DAMAGE, STUDY SAYS
EXTREME AND EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT SPREAD OVER ATLANTIC CANADA
Every square metre of the Maritimes and Newfoundland started October in a full-blown drought. Only a few sections of Labrador managed to escape drought conditions.
[Canadian Drought Monitor Atlantic Canada September 30 2025] Canadian Drought Monitor Atlantic Canada September 30 2025
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