A woman walks with a fan during a period of hot weather in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, July 25, 2022.
Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a ridge of high pressure is expected to persist over much of British Columbia and into Alberta and Saskatchewan until about mid-week.Posted: Jul 08, 2024 10:11 AM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Environment Canada is scheduled to provide an update today on the persistent "hot weather conditions" in Western Canada. CBC’s senior health and medical reporter Lauren Pelley ran for 20 minutes in a heat chamber set at 40 C while researchers measured the strain that the heat put on her heart, weight and core and skin temperatures. This is what the results showed.
Environment Canada says the two Prairie provinces will experience temperatures of at least 30 C, with some parts of Alberta forecast to reach about 35 C by Wednesday.In the U.S., an excessive heat warning was in effect Monday for portions of states including California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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