Okanagan Heat Wave

• Environment Canada issues another heat warning for the Okanagan

  Daytime highs will range from 35 to 38 C combined with overnight lows near 18 C through Wednesday.

  Weather

  Jul 12, 2021
  
• ‘We are getting the calls as fast as we can’: Okanagan paramedics see a surge during heat wave

  "It is not as bad as it is in the Lower Mainland... but we are getting delays in responses because of the volume in the Okanagan corridor."

  News

  Jun 30, 2021
  
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• Some Okanagan businesses opt to close during extreme heat

  WorkSafe BC has also suggested employers consider closures if they can't keep their employees protected from heat stress.

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  Jun 29, 2021
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• B.C. heat wave: Okanagan midwife urges pregnant ‘more vulnerable’ women to take precautions

  Holdsworth-Taylor urged expectant mothers and those with newborn babies to avoid direct heat as best they can as temperatures surpassed a whopping 40 C in the Okanagan.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2021
• Heat wave putting Okanagan fruit crops at risk

  Heat and sunlight can lead to sweeter fruit, but too much causes crop damage.

  News

  Jun 28, 2021
• Heat wave smashes high-temperature records in Okanagan

  The "dangerous long-duration heatwave" will stick around until Wednesday, meteorologists predict.

  Weather

  Jun 27, 2021
• Okanagan heat wave expected to smash records

  Unprecedented June temperatures are forecast to soar into the 40s on Sunday and Monday in the Okanagan.

  Weather

  Jun 23, 2021
• Okanagan heat wave increases wildfire risk

  Forecasters say the weather event will be followed by extremely warm temperatures late in the week, causing vegetation to dry up.

  Weather

  Jun 18, 2018