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‘Prolonged, dangerous and historic’ heat wave bakes much of western Canada, including two northern Canadian territories, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The Canadian Press
High temperatures could extend into next week for many areas, Environment Canada warns Environment Canada is warning the extreme heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won’t lift for days, although parts of British Columbia and Yukon could see some relief sooner. Heat warnings remain posted across B.C. and Alberta, large parts of Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories Terri and a section of Yukon as the weather office forecasts temperatures reaching 40 C in some areas. Sixty heat records fell on Sunday in B.C B.C., ., including in the Village of Lytton, where temperatures reached 46.6 C — breaking the all-time time Canadian high of 45 C set in Saskatchewan in 1937. Environment Canada warns the “prolonged, dangerous and historic heat wave” ve” could ease as early as Tuesday on B.C.’s South Coast and in Yukon, but won’t relent until mid mid-week, week, or early next week, elsewhere. Climate change at play CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says that record is expected to be shattered again Monday, possibly in Abbotsford, B.C. “This is absolutely connected to climate change,” she said. “First of all our baseline has shifted. Our new normals are already one to three degrees warmer across the province, even up to four or five degrees warmer through the north.” Wagstaffe says that moving forward, British Columbia is forecast to experience more extreme heat earlier on
