Canada rain forest town tackles drought crisis
A drought-hit resort town in Canada's Pacific rain forest is trucking in water to avert a total shutdown, but hotels and other businesses will have to severely limit consumption, the mayor said on Friday.
Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, usually receives about 10 feet of rain a year. It has had no serious rainfall since June and last month was the driest August on record.
Mayor John Fraser -- who earlier this week ordered all businesses to close by Friday -- said some water was being shipped in from nearby towns.
"We've set a record for the driest August ever ... we've always had rain in Tofino. It is a rain forest but the weather patterns are changing," he told a televised news conference,
"It's certainly something that I think we're going to have to look at in the future in terms of global warming ... this was definitely the biggest wake-up call."
Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, usually receives about 10 feet of rain a year. It has had no serious rainfall since June and last month was the driest August on record.
Mayor John Fraser -- who earlier this week ordered all businesses to close by Friday -- said some water was being shipped in from nearby towns.
"We've set a record for the driest August ever ... we've always had rain in Tofino. It is a rain forest but the weather patterns are changing," he told a televised news conference,
"It's certainly something that I think we're going to have to look at in the future in terms of global warming ... this was definitely the biggest wake-up call."
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