VANCOUVER — Geoff Scoates, founder of Vancouver's Social Run Club, says the last thing he wants is for club members to suffer heat stroke. 'I'm walking around outside right now and I'm already sweating a bit,' said Scoates.
VANCOUVER — Geoff Scoates, founder of Vancouver's Social Run Club, says the last thing he wants is for club members to suffer heat stroke.He said the group cancelled its Tuesday run amid an ongoing heat wave that has sent temperature records tumbling in British Columbia.Dozens of daily temperature records have fallen in B.C. since Sunday, as a ridge of high pressure rolls from west to east across Canada.
Dr. Michael Koehle from the University of B.C. School of Kinesiology said exercising during a heat wave risks exertional heat illnesses ranging from “severe and dangerous” heat stroke to milder heat exhaustion with symptoms including headaches, fatigue and dizziness. Ozone can irritate lungs, making people cough, feel short of breath or tight in the chest, said Koehle.
In Pemberton, north of Whistler, the mercury hit 39.1 C, while in Osoyoos, the new record was set at 39.7 C.Environment Canada said dozens of heat warnings remained in effect for much of central and southern B.C. along with the northeastern corner of the province.
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