BC Heat Dome
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B.C. advocates call for heat limit regulations in rental housingRavi Kahlon said Monday that this fall the province is going to be updating the building code for all new housing, which includes a higher level of code for cooling.HealthAug 14, 2023
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British Columbians asked to check on the vulnerable amid heat wave ‘blanket’Health authorities and governments are urging caution as a sweltering heat wave has now prompted 41 warnings or special weather statements across the province.WeatherAug 14, 2023
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With high heat incoming, fewer than 400 of B.C.’s free air conditioners have been installedSome 2,000 applications have been processed, however, BC Hydro told Global News ahead of a heat event in the forecast for next week.HealthAug 11, 2023
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Vancouver residents asked to track, report hot indoor temperaturesTo date, some 6,000 Vancouver residents have submitted results. The municipality said this year's survey is expected to be the last.EnvironmentJul 24, 2023
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Cost of future extreme heat events high for humans and the B.C. economy: reportThe report by the Canadian Climate Institute broke down the costs of the 2021 B.C. heat dome, during which more than 600 people died and hundreds more were sent to hospital.EnvironmentJul 7, 2023
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B.C. to spend $10 million on air conditioners for the vulnerable over next 3 yearsThe B.C. announcement comes more than two years after an unprecedented 'heat dome' killed more than 600 people in the province between June 25 and July 1, 2021.WeatherJun 27, 2023
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Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed villageLawyers allege Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways continued to operate in late June 2021, despite record-setting heat and an extreme wildfire danger.FireJun 22, 2023
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B.C. woman on a mission to ensure air conditioning to vulnerable seniorsWhen Willy Marten put up a Facebook post asking for volunteers to help donate or deliver units, one of her neighbours didn't hesitate.WeatherMay 28, 2023
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People with schizophrenia at higher risk of death during extreme heat, B.C. study finds"The risk for people with schizophrenia tripled during the heat dome compared to those typical summer periods," said Michael Lee, an environmental epidemiologist with the BCCDC.HealthMar 16, 2023
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2021 B.C. extreme weather events cost province $10-$17 billion, study findsThe study provides a first-ever estimate of the total economic costs associated with 2021’s heat dome, wildfires, flooding and landslides.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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