With the catastrophic climate change that the countries are currently facing, Canada and some parts of the western US recently faced deadly heatwaves. Following this, local media reports confirmed the influence of climate change on the same.
The Deadly Heat Wave Was A “One-In-A-1000 Years” Event; Study
As per the latest study, global warming has affected the extreme temperatures in both the United States and Canada. It is further more likely to rise by 150 times more, USA Today reported citing studies conducted by the scientists.
Kristie L. Ebi from the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington who is the co-author of the study said that heat-related mortality is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the US.
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The team of researchers also suggested that the deadly heat wave was a one-in-a-1000-years event.
While hundreds of people were reported to have died because of the heat, the two countries witnessed record-breaking high temperatures, said the USA Today reported.
Heat Waves To Get More Intense With Climate Change
The study further suggests that the heat wave occurring at the present times is likely to get more intense by the climate change in future. As per the media reports, the study was conducted by the World Weather Attribution. It is an international collaboration that analyses and releases studies about the possible influence of climate change regarding extreme weather events like rainfall, heat waves, droughts and cold spells.
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Canada had previously recorded a high temperature of 45 degrees. However the recent heat wave in the village of Lytton in the British Columbia saw the temperature rising to 49.6 degrees. The village was largely destroyed by a wildfire soon after.
Meanwhile, in Oregon and Washington in the US, many cities witnessed high temperatures of more than 40 degrees.
