Canadian weather and environmental organization Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for British Columbia, Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Locally it concerns ‘life-threatening’ heat.
Unusual temperatures
“Afternoon temperatures can rise above 30 degrees today, reaching a peak of nearly 40 degrees in some areas in the middle of the week,” Environment Canada wrote.
Temperatures are unusual for this time of year in Canada, with an average of 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal right now.
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More than 40 temperature records were broken in the province of British Columbia last weekend, including in the Whistler ski area.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Canada was on July 5, 1937 when it hit 45 degrees in two cities in Saskatchewan, a record that could be broken in the coming days.
Vaccinations postponed
Since the regions are not normally affected by such hot temperatures, many people are unprepared for it and air conditioning is not common.
Shops have run out of ventilators and cities have opened ‘cooling centers’ and postponed vaccinations against the coronavirus.
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