Record heat linked to deaths in western Canada, police say
3 years, 5 months ago

Record heat linked to deaths in western Canada, police say

Al Jazeera  

Blazing temperatures raise concerns about effects of climate change as police say heat likely contributed to ‘sudden’ deaths. Police in western Canada say extreme heat may be linked to dozens of “sudden” deaths, as the record temperatures prompted the province of British Columbia to close schools, issue flood warnings from glacier melts and urge people to stay indoors. In a statement on Tuesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver, said it had responded “to more than 25 sudden death calls” in a 24-hour period since Monday. It is imperative we check on one another during this extreme heat.” The RCMP in Surrey, another city in the greater Vancouver area, said the police force had responded to 22 “sudden death calls” on Monday and another 13 by midday on Tuesday. “BC is now facing a reality of extreme weather events or forest fires every single summer.” ‘Steroids for weather’ David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, told CTV News that climate change tends to make heatwaves and other weather events more volatile and extreme, describing it as “steroids for weather”.

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Health Ministry issues guidelines for confirming heatstroke and heat-related deaths
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Ministry issues guidelines for confirming heatstroke and heat-related deaths

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has issued standardised guidelines for confirming heatstroke and heat-related deaths in the country. Prepared by the National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health and National Centre for Disease Control, the set of guidelines is aimed at helping hospitals become aware of the criteria to label a death as heat-related/ heat stroke and bring in evidence-based …

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year
1 year, 5 months ago

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings of the current study, with over 61,000 estimated heat-related deaths, further support the evidence that heatwaves have …

Editorial: Dangerous heat is broiling California. But lawmakers still aren’t doing enough
2 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: Dangerous heat is broiling California. But lawmakers still aren’t doing enough

LA Times  

The worst heat wave of the year is bearing down on California, but efforts by state lawmakers to take coordinated action to protect residents from these climate-fueled disasters have largely fizzled out. Proposed legislation would have, among other things, created a chief heat officer position to coordinate the state’s response to extreme temperatures, required health officials to report heat-related deaths …

Climate change: A look at some extreme temperatures recorded worldwide
2 years, 8 months ago

Climate change: A look at some extreme temperatures recorded worldwide

The Hindu  

The story so far: In March, parts of eastern Antarctica recorded extremely high temperatures that were around 30 degrees Celsius above normal, sounding alarm bells for rapidly progressing climate change. A la base #Concordia, la température maximale définitive de ce 18 mars est de 🌡️-11.5°C, record absolu tous mois confondus battant les -13.7°C du 17 décembre 2016. According to the …

Opinion: The ‘wet bulb’ warning
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: The ‘wet bulb’ warning

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Ban Ki-moon was the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations. Last month’s blistering heat waves in the US Pacific Northwest and Western Canada left hundreds of people dead, as these normally temperate regions grappled with record-breaking temperatures. Relentless heat increases Patrick Verkooijen Courtesy Global Center on Adaptation Heat waves generally are becoming more frequent and intense as greenhouse …

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
3 years, 5 months ago

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff who treated people overwhelmed by temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit saying the toll from the extreme weather will keep creeping up. In Canada, British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said Friday that 719 sudden and …

Canada ravaged by monster heatwave, scores killed, wildfire rages | 10 points
3 years, 5 months ago

Canada ravaged by monster heatwave, scores killed, wildfire rages | 10 points

India Today  

Hundreds of deaths in Canada, America may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked Canada's western territories and US Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities. Canada's deadly heatwave, the most severe on record, is moderating slightly, but still looks this week to erase high temperature marks set decades ago, a government climatologist said …

Thousands evacuated as wildfire sweeps in after record-breaking heatwave in Canada
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfire sweeps in after record-breaking heatwave in Canada

India Today  

A forest fire that began after three days of record-breaking temperatures has destroyed most of the small western Canadian town of Lytton, as government officials issued fresh evacuation orders on Thursday as more wildfires tore through the province. More than 1,000 people in and around Lytton, in central British Columbia, were evacuated late on Wednesday after the fast-moving fire engulfed …

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
3 years, 5 months ago

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising

LA Times  

A Salvation Army EMS vehicle sets up as a cooling station in the Canadian city of Calgary on Wednesday. Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this week, with medical staff who treated people overwhelmed by temperatures well above 100 degrees saying the toll from the extreme weather will keep creeping …

Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds
3 years, 5 months ago

Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds

India TV News  

Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities. Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state’s largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since …

‘This is a wake-up call’: Canada heatwave a sign of uncertain years to come, scientists warn
3 years, 5 months ago

‘This is a wake-up call’: Canada heatwave a sign of uncertain years to come, scientists warn

The Independent  

Canada’s record-breaking heatwave could accelerate glacial melt and permafrost thaw, increase flooding and wildfires, and mean more rocketing temperatures for years to come, scientists have warned. “This is unequivocally a signal of climate change,” says Joseph Shea, a professor of environmental geomatics at the University of Northern British Columbia. “This type of extreme heat event is just a very logical …

See how US, Canada are coping with record-breaking heatwave
3 years, 5 months ago

See how US, Canada are coping with record-breaking heatwave

India Today  

Canada set a new all-time high temperature record for the third day in a row on Tuesday, reaching 49.5 degrees Celsius in Lytton, British Columbia. The unprecedented Northwest US heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, prompted an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand. Scroll down to see how US and Canada …

‘Never seen anything like this’: 100s dead amid Canada heatwave
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Never seen anything like this’: 100s dead amid Canada heatwave

Al Jazeera  

At least 486 sudden deaths recorded in British Columbia since Friday as temperatures soar on Canada’s west coast. British Columbia’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said on Wednesday afternoon that the BC Coroners Service received at least 486 reports of deaths between Friday and Wednesday afternoon – a total she said was preliminary and expected to increase. “The last five days …

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits western US and Canada
3 years, 5 months ago

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits western US and Canada

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in the western United States and Canada are warning residents to take precautions as an historic heatwave hit the region on Saturday, sending temperatures soaring and pushing local officials to open emergency cooling centres. “I like to break a record, but this is like shattering and pulverising them,” Environment Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips told local news outlet CTV …

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
3 years, 6 months ago

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighborhoods. “This …

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
3 years, 6 months ago

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With more frequent and intense heat …

Climate Change Caused One-third of Heat Deaths in Last Three Decades, Study Reveals
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate Change Caused One-third of Heat Deaths in Last Three Decades, Study Reveals

News 18  

Human-induced climate change is responsible for nearly a third or 37 percent of heat deaths in the last three decades, according to a study led by an international team of researchers. The study, published in the Nature Climate Change, used information on heat deaths and temperature readings to build computer models that calculated how many deaths could be attributed to …

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