Heat Dome

• From tree cover to green roofs, how are cities fighting extreme heat?

  Studies have shown cities can see higher temperatures during heat waves compared with rural areas, but cities are taking steps to try to reduce that impact.

  Weather

  Jul 24, 2025
  
• Poverty the key factor in B.C. heat dome deaths: Study

  A study of B.C.'s deadly 2021 heat dome says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during the event was whether that person was receiving income assistance.

  Health

  Jul 25, 2024
  
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• Heat warnings continue ahead of busy festival weekend

  As festival season kicks off in Calgary, a heat dome has brought warnings for the city over the next few days.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2024
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• U.S. heat domes could have stormy impacts in Canada. What to expect this summer

  Heat domes can be deadly, as in 2021 when one caused hundreds of deaths in B.C. They can also impact the weather of other regions, creating stormy conditions.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2024
• 2021 heat dome fuelled by climate change, intensified wildfire risk: study

  The study found the heat dome in June and July 2021 was 34 per cent larger and lasted 59 per cent longer than a similar event would have without climate change.

  Environment

  Apr 23, 2024
• How low-income renters could get frozen out of B.C.’s free AC program

  Landlord approval and the need for a BC Hydro account are among the hurdles some B.C. renters say are preventing them from accessing the program.

  Politics

  Aug 7, 2023
• Safety measures in place as heat warning declared for Okanagan

  The new warning system was developed after the deadly heat dome of 2021, which claimed about 600 lives across B.C.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2023
• Cost of future extreme heat events high for humans and the B.C. economy: report

  The 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.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2023
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• 2 years after the B.C. heat dome, coroners service and activists demand government change

  A vigil with 619 boxes representing victims of the 2021 heat dome was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday on the two-year anniversary of the deadly weather event.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2023
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• Heat dome settling over Alberta triggers weather warnings, electric grid alert

  Environment Canada issued heat warnings for a large swath of the province, from south of Calgary to north of Peace River.

  Weather

  Jun 7, 2023