GENERATING THE SCIENCE TO HELP CANADA
ADAPT, PREPARE AND SAVE LIVES IN THE FACE OF RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
ADAPT, PREPARE AND SAVE LIVES IN THE FACE OF RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
Under a lingering heat dome that engulfed Western Canada in late June through mid-July 2021 (peak temp. 49.6 degrees C), an estimated 700 lives of Canada's most vulnerable were lost. Provincial health services were strained to a near breaking point.
Industry slowed as worker productivity slowed, with many experiencing heat-related injuries. This catastrophic extreme heat event comes on the heels of record-breaking temperatures in 2020, which capped the hottest decade ever recorded in Canada and the planet.
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