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The 2021 Western North America heat wave was an extreme heat wave that affected much of Western North America from late June through mid-July 2021. [5] The heat wave affected Northern California, Idaho, Western Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, as well as British Columbia, and in its latter phase, Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, all in ...
The 2021 British Columbia wildfires burned across the Canadian province of British Columbia.The severity of the 2021 wildfire season has been attributed to the combination of extreme heat, lower than normal rainfall, and "repeated severe thunderstorms and lightning events" by the BC Wildfire Service, [2] and possibly exacerbated by human-caused climate change.
The heat wave appeared due to an exceptionally strong ridge centered over the area, whose strength was linked to the effects of climate change. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] It resulted in some of the highest temperatures ever recorded in the region, [ 20 ] including the highest temperature ever measured in Canada at 49.6 °C (121.3 °F). [ 21 ]
July 2022 European heat wave (week 2) In 2022, several areas of the world experienced heat waves.Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western Europe, the United States, and southern South America. 2022 heat waves accounted for record-breaking temperatures and, in some regions, heat-related deaths.
Earth experienced its sixth warmest year on record in 2021, continuing a trend where each of the past four decades has ranked hotter than the one before it. Ocean heat hit record high in 2021 as ...
Date Recorded Location Temperature June 29, 2021 Lytton, British Columbia: 49.6 °C (121.3 °F) June 29, 2021 Spences Bridge, British Columbia
The heat dome of the 2021 Western North America heat wave, over west Canada and the Northwest United States. The "high" pressure at left is the heat dome. 1936 North American heat wave; 2012 North American heat wave; 2018 North American heat wave; 2021 Russia heatwave; 2021 British Columbia wildfires; 2021 Western North America heat wave
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