living up to its most popular stereotype yes Canada can be very cold and there’s
yes Canada can be very cold and there’s
yes Canada can be very cold and there’s nothing Canadians love more than to
nothing Canadians love more than to
nothing Canadians love more than to complain about the weather it is our
complain about the weather it is our
complain about the weather it is our passion the weather when we talk about
passion the weather when we talk about
passion the weather when we talk about it more than next to our health I think
it more than next to our health I think
it more than next to our health I think we talk about weather more than any of
we talk about weather more than any of
we talk about weather more than any of the subject and we’ve been considered to
the subject and we’ve been considered to
the subject and we’ve been considered to be a boring country because you know all
be a boring country because you know all
be a boring country because you know all the blowing we do about the weather
the blowing we do about the weather
the blowing we do about the weather doesn’t stop that storm from coming hi
doesn’t stop that storm from coming hi
doesn’t stop that storm from coming hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with climatologist David Phillips about
with climatologist David Phillips about
with climatologist David Phillips about the phenomenon that is the Canadian
the phenomenon that is the Canadian
the phenomenon that is the Canadian climate so you’re considered a weather
climate so you’re considered a weather
climate so you’re considered a weather guru what what does this mean what is
guru what what does this mean what is
guru what what does this mean what is what do you study exactly explain this
what do you study exactly explain this
what do you study exactly explain this to us I like to call myself a weather
to us I like to call myself a weather
to us I like to call myself a weather weenie
weenie
weenie I’m not sure I’m that but I I know I’m
I’m not sure I’m that but I I know I’m
I’m not sure I’m that but I I know I’m fascinated by the weather and I’ve just
fascinated by the weather and I’ve just
fascinated by the weather and I’ve just discovered this fascination that
discovered this fascination that
discovered this fascination that Canadians have for the weather
Canadians have for the weather
Canadians have for the weather I mean we’re weather obsessed in this
I mean we’re weather obsessed in this
I mean we’re weather obsessed in this country we’re so allready disgusted by
country we’re so allready disgusted by
country we’re so allready disgusted by our weather but secretly proud of the
our weather but secretly proud of the
our weather but secretly proud of the same weather and we talk about it more
same weather and we talk about it more
same weather and we talk about it more than any other people in the world and
than any other people in the world and
than any other people in the world and so what I do is just try to keep those
so what I do is just try to keep those
so what I do is just try to keep those conversations humming in Canada to give
conversations humming in Canada to give
conversations humming in Canada to give little stories a little tidbits little
little stories a little tidbits little
little stories a little tidbits little did you know that for example the
did you know that for example the
did you know that for example the average sneeze is about the same force
average sneeze is about the same force
average sneeze is about the same force as a category-2 hurricane and then they
as a category-2 hurricane and then they
as a category-2 hurricane and then they kind of sign didn’t know that and then
kind of sign didn’t know that and then
kind of sign didn’t know that and then they’re willing to listen to you for
they’re willing to listen to you for
they’re willing to listen to you for some of the hard core messages that you
some of the hard core messages that you
some of the hard core messages that you might have about the safety of weather
might have about the safety of weather
might have about the safety of weather and how we can prepare ourselves and
and how we can prepare ourselves and
and how we can prepare ourselves and what the future will be you mentioned
what the future will be you mentioned
what the future will be you mentioned preparation and safety what we do what
preparation and safety what we do what
preparation and safety what we do what do you have some tips we get lots of
do you have some tips we get lots of
do you have some tips we get lots of weather and it helps us to prepare for
weather and it helps us to prepare for
weather and it helps us to prepare for it I mean we buy more clothes than any
it I mean we buy more clothes than any
it I mean we buy more clothes than any other people in the world and not
other people in the world and not
other people in the world and not because we’re fashion conscious we just
because we’re fashion conscious we just
because we’re fashion conscious we just have a lot of weather and you know it
have a lot of weather and you know it
have a lot of weather and you know it doesn’t matter how stupid we look when
doesn’t matter how stupid we look when
doesn’t matter how stupid we look when we dress up for the weather I often
we dress up for the weather I often
we dress up for the weather I often think that our GQ magazine is the
think that our GQ magazine is the
think that our GQ magazine is the Canadian Tire catalog we dress up for
Canadian Tire catalog we dress up for
Canadian Tire catalog we dress up for these things and we’re great outdoors
these things and we’re great outdoors
these things and we’re great outdoors people people like to go out and enjoy
people people like to go out and enjoy
people people like to go out and enjoy the snow whether it be snowmobiling a
the snow whether it be snowmobiling a
the snow whether it be snowmobiling a cross-country skiing so I think that
cross-country skiing so I think that
cross-country skiing so I think that every activity we pursue there’s a risk
every activity we pursue there’s a risk
every activity we pursue there’s a risk to it every year tragically there are at
to it every year tragically there are at
to it every year tragically there are at least two or three children that die
least two or three children that die
least two or three children that die from snow forts that cave in or
from snow forts that cave in or
from snow forts that cave in or snowplows will come by and will very
snowplows will come by and will very
snowplows will come by and will very kids playing in that so this year’s
kids playing in that so this year’s
kids playing in that so this year’s calendar I talked about that you know
calendar I talked about that you know
calendar I talked about that you know when kids play in snow forts they should
when kids play in snow forts they should
when kids play in snow forts they should have parental guidance or is tornadoes
have parental guidance or is tornadoes
have parental guidance or is tornadoes it’s hurricanes or it’s lightning
it’s hurricanes or it’s lightning
it’s hurricanes or it’s lightning strikes you know the fact that a dozen
strikes you know the fact that a dozen
strikes you know the fact that a dozen people encounter to die every year from
people encounter to die every year from
people encounter to die every year from lightning there’s no safe haven from
lightning there’s no safe haven from
lightning there’s no safe haven from weather I mean you could hide under your
weather I mean you could hide under your
weather I mean you could hide under your bed maybe and protected but if you
bed maybe and protected but if you
bed maybe and protected but if you venture out there is a certain risk and
venture out there is a certain risk and
venture out there is a certain risk and so it’s always a matter of
so it’s always a matter of
so it’s always a matter of minimizing the risk so you don’t want to
minimizing the risk so you don’t want to
minimizing the risk so you don’t want to become a statistic from the weather
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