Western Canada Heat Wave

• Wildfire risk grows as Alberta and B.C. prepare for early heat wave

  Western Canada is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave and dry spell that will raise the risk of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia over the coming days.

  Fire

  May 10, 2023
  
• Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say

  U of A assoc. prof. Jeffrey Kavanaugh estimated the ice melt during June's so-called heat dome on the Wapta icefield was three times what was normal over the past dozen years.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2021
  
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• Group of scientists concludes climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely

  A heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, a group of scientists has concluded.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2021
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• Public safety issues fire ban for Saskatchewan provincial parks, crown lands due to hot, dry conditions

  The fire ban is effective immediately and covers all Crown lands and provincial parks.

  Weather

  Jul 2, 2021
• Dozens of record highs set in Alberta Monday amid historic heat wave

  Of the communities with new record highs, the warmest was in Jasper, which saw temperatures climb to 39 C.

  Weather

  Jun 29, 2021
• Western Canada heat wave has unusual characteristic, high nighttime temperatures: experts  

  A stifling heat wave throughout much of Western Canada is unusual because of the nighttime temperatures it is bringing, says an expert.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2021
• Some residents in Edmonton, surrounding areas asked to limit water use during heat wave

  As Edmonton-area temperatures flirt with all-time records due to an early summer heat wave, people in some areas were asked to reduce their water use on Monday.

  Weather

  Jun 28, 2021
• ‘Historic’ heat wave in Western Canada might not lift for days, forecasters say

  Heat warnings remain posted across B.C. and Alberta, large parts of Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and a section of Yukon.

  Weather

  Jun 28, 2021