"Vancouver has experienced an unusually warm winter, on track to be its first without snow in 43 years. Even the bees were out in Vancouver Thursday. (Nav Rahi/CBC) The city is already looking lush and green after one of its warmest Januarys on record. Some of its famed cherry blossoms were blooming by the middle of last month, and have since been joined by daffodils and other flowers."
"Elsewhere in B.C., Sandspit and Bella Bella exceeded record daily highs this week. A cherry blossom tree is pictured in bloom in North Vancouver on Jan. 19. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press) Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon told CBC British Columbia that the mild conditions are being driven by repeated ridges of high pressure, creating stable air over B.C., resulting in winter weather only lasting for a week or two in many parts of the province."
Vancouver experienced an unusually warm winter with early cherry blossoms, daffodils and active bees, and is on track to be its first winter without snow in 43 years. Repeated ridges of high pressure produced stable, mild conditions across much of British Columbia, producing record daily highs in communities like Sandspit and Bella Bella and shortening periods of winter. The warmth melted skating rinks, closed ski hills and raised concerns about early-bloom damage and climate impacts. Toronto, about 3,400 kilometres east, faced heavy snow and extreme cold, including 46 centimetres at Pearson on Jan. 25.
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