The head of the World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations weather agency, said Tuesday that this decade is "very likely" the warmest on record going back to 1850.
Heavy rain is once again swelling Vancouver Island rivers, but North Cowichan emergency officials hope a temporary dam and low tide overnight will prevent renewed flooding.
A flood watch has been issued for large parts of Vancouver Islands as official warn more than 100 millimetres are forecast to fall over the next 24 hours, but no evacuation orders or alerts have been issued yet.
BC Ferries passengers were thrown about a ship buffeted by high winds and reported seven- to 10-metre waves on a voyage Prince Rupert to Skidegate in the Queen Charlotte Islands early Monday morning.
Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the UN weather agency said Monday in Geneva.