Heat Wave

• Summer 2024 was the hottest on record, EU climate agency says 

  The northern meteorological summer — June, July and August — averaged 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.24 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Copernicus.

  Weather

  Sep 6, 2024
  
• Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Is there a privacy risk?

  New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature - an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion - and prompt workers to take cool-down breaks.

  Tech

  Aug 28, 2024
  
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• 14 deaths may be linked to June heat wave, Montreal public health says

  Fourteen deaths are potentially linked to the extreme heat reported during a three-day period in mid-June, according to Montreal public health officials.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2024
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• Tourist rescued from Death Valley after skin ‘melted off’ foot in extreme heat

  The 42-year-old tourist from Belgium was taking a walk on the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes when he lost his flip-flops.

  U.S. News

  Jul 29, 2024
• B.C. heat warnings extend, Canada’s hot spot in province

  On Saturday, Lytton was the hottest spot in Canada for part of the day, with the mercury reaching 41 degrees in the afternoon.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2024
• Downtown Montreal opens its first outdoor public pool

  A new public outdoor pool is now available to citizens in downtown Montreal. Made out of a shipping container, it offers relief to an area plagued by the heat island effect.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2024
• B.C. First Nation implements off-road ban, cites ongoing heat wave, drought

  The Lower Similkameen Indian Band says the ban targets motorized vehicles and came into effect on Wednesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2024
• B.C. weather: More daily records set as heat wave continues

  Pemberton had the hottest temperature among areas that set weather records for July 16, as the thermometer reached 38.7 C on Tuesday.

  Weather

  Jul 17, 2024
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• Don’t use cheap floaties, rivergoers warned as Western Canada sweats in renewed heat wave

  'The most common reason we're called is people are purchasing plastic floaties, rafts, flamingos that are not meant for swift water.'

  Weather

  Jul 17, 2024
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• Emergency hospital visits rising as heat wave continues: Interior Health

  The health agency says approximately 60 emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses were made during the first two weeks of July.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2024