Dozens of metres of exposed riverbed on the St. Lawrence have become an unlikely garden of green tomatoes, a strange sight locals say could be the result of unusually low water levels this fall.

The tomatoes are growing where the river would normally flow, raising concerns about climate change.

“I feel that this is a climate change scenario,” said Jaswinder Singh, a plant science professor at McGill University.

According to Singh, the recent drought along the St. Lawrence River is one factor contributing to the unusual phenomenon, which he says could become more common in the future.

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