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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 BC Wildfire Service and the RCMP indicated they were continuing to investigate. [ 23 ] By May 2022, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction released a report indicating that the Lytton fire department had no realistic chance of stopping the fire because the village was full of combustible material lying within 30 metres (98 ft) of ...
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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 ]
The White Rock Lake wildfire started during the 2021 Western North America heat wave. [6] It was caused by lightning [4] and first sighted July 13, 2021, when it was 10 hectares in size. [1] It was reported at 3:46 p.m. and response began 30 minutes later, according to the Forests ministry. [7]
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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