B.C. gearing up for heat wave as majority of province remains in a drought
Officials are warning British Columbians of a heat wave starting over the weekend, but say it won’t reach the extremes of the 2021 heat dome deemed responsible for the deaths of 619 people.
She said the heat wave is expected to start this weekend over Vancouver Island and the southwest with higher-than-normal temperatures, then move over the Interior through the week. Ma said the temperatures may trigger heat warnings, adding that it could poses risks to some individuals. “Two to three years ago, extreme heat wasn’t exactly seen as a hazard that Canadians could be subjected to,” she said.
“So that means that we get that accumulated stress of heat over time and that’s why we need to be concerned for many parts of the province,” she said. While individual effects of the event will vary, it won’t have a major impact on a lot of people, Henry said, pointing to the shorter days and longer nights. “But it is the first prolonged period of heat, we have had this summer for many people, especially in the Lower Mainland,” she said. “We need to be aware, we need to be prepared.
She also said that that the province has been preparing plans to ship potable water to communities affected by drought in case such measures are needed, without specifying said communities.
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