Climate change brings unseasonable thaws

This winter’s tendency to fluctuate between deep-freezes and thaws is a little unusual but winter thaws may become more typical as climate change continues. The city has started pothole repairs in response to the damage the yo-yo temperatures are doing to street surfaces.

Tuesday morning there were great slushy lakes at almost every corner in my neighbourhood. Getting to the metro was an obstacle course. At St-Denis and Jarry the corner lake stretched halfway across the street. One problem is that when you plow a sidewalk you tend to create ridges at both sides, which later become ice dams capable of holding in surprisingly deep puddles.