Hot Weather Across The US and Canada

[AGBF]

The next few days are going to bring record breaking temperatures to the Pacific Northwest in the US and in Canada. I found this out only because I was was checking my local (northeastern) weather. (We are to have a three day hot spell followed by more normal temperatures.) Apparently the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in Canada (115.9 degrees F.) was reached yesterday in British Columbia.

Record-Smashing Northwest Heat Wave Has Eased in Seattle, Portland, But Will Continue Searing Interior Northwest | The Weather Channel

Some have cooled a bit. Others will stay searing into the holiday weekend. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

weather.com

 

[Jambalaya]

I read about this; it's scary. And sad, because you know that despite all the warnings and cooling centers, at least one person will probably lose their life. (This always seems to happen when there's a heatwave.) Then there's the people who think it's OK to leave dogs and babies in hot cars. Seriously, if I were a manager of a mall, I would have security staff patrolling specifically to check that no living being has been left in a car.

 

[AGBF]

I thought Matata might be posting because temperatures in her neck of the woods are breaking records.

 

[AGBF]

I thought I would share this because I found it interesting. As often, the comments are the best part. I hope you have access to them!

How Weird Is the Heat in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver? Off the Charts. (Published 2021)

The heat smothering the Pacific Northwest has little precedent in four decades of record-keeping.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Garnetgirl]

From CBC news earlier today:

'Lytton, B.C., has broken the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada for a third straight day, hitting a scorching 49.6 C on Tuesday.'

That's about 121.3 F !

From CBC news this evening:

Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire'. Several out-of-control wildfires burning in other parts of province after heat wave.​

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Saw this on the news last night
hope you can all keep cool

there is definatly something to be said for living in a temperate climate
I don't know how you guys do it (winter or summer)

Take care and stay hydrated

 

[TooPatient]

Saw this on the news last night
hope you can all keep cool

there is definatly something to be said for living in a temperate climate
I don't know how you guys do it (winter or summer)

Take care and stay hydrated

We are the temperate climate. Our temperatures are usually between 29-85 degrees. (Usually more like 38-75). Every so often dropping to 25 or as high as 95. Rarely (like every couple of years or less) 13 or 100.

Most don't have air conditioning. It is seldom needed and the rare times it is are so short that you just deal with it for the day, hang out at the lake, or relax in an air conditioned location.

The temperature just a few miles from me hit 124 in the shade. It was 112 at our house. We drove through a city at 114 on the way home from an appointment. People were begging on FB for portable AC or even fans. There weren't any to be found in stores. People died. Homeless and elderly who couldn't manage the heat. Children drowned as their parents tried to get them cool in the local rivers. Power had to be shut off due to fires. Cars were broken down on the side of roads. The hospitals were full of heat exhaustion and worse. Vets were swamped with animals suffering burned paws and heat stroke. Stores lost food due to power outages or couldn't stock because the refrigerators couldn't keep up.

This was something I have never seen before. Fire departments brought out their hoses and sprayed in parks to keep people cool. Espresso stands donated ice to search and rescue crews to help the many people they had to rescue. People gave extra air conditioning units and fans away to help others.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

We are the temperate climate. Our temperatures are usually between 29-85 degrees. (Usually more like 38-75). Every so often dropping to 25 or as high as 95. Rarely (like every couple of years or less) 13 or 100.

Most don't have air conditioning. It is seldom needed and the rare times it is are so short that you just deal with it for the day, hang out at the lake, or relax in an air conditioned location.

The temperature just a few miles from me hit 124 in the shade. It was 112 at our house. We drove through a city at 114 on the way home from an appointment. People were begging on FB for portable AC or even fans. There weren't any to be found in stores. People died. Homeless and elderly who couldn't manage the heat. Children drowned as their parents tried to get them cool in the local rivers. Power had to be shut off due to fires. Cars were broken down on the side of roads. The hospitals were full of heat exhaustion and worse. Vets were swamped with animals suffering burned paws and heat stroke. Stores lost food due to power outages or couldn't stock because the refrigerators couldn't keep up.

This was something I have never seen before. Fire departments brought out their hoses and sprayed in parks to keep people cool. Espresso stands donated ice to search and rescue crews to help the many people they had to rescue. People gave extra air conditioning units and fans away to help others.

Im exhausted from converting all those temperatures to Celsius (sorry i don't mean to make a joke out of such a dangerous situation)
It sounds really bad
it did not look good on the news
i used to enjoy dry heat when i was a kid but only in the low 30's (86F +)
I feel particularly bad for the elderly and people effected by fires
i hope it passes soon and cools down for you all

 

[AGBF]

We are the temperate climate. Our temperatures are usually between 29-85 degrees. (Usually more like 38-75). Every so often dropping to 25 or as high as 95. Rarely (like every couple of years or less) 13 or 100.

Most don't have air conditioning. It is seldom needed and the rare times it is are so short that you just deal with it for the day, hang out at the lake, or relax in an air conditioned location.

The temperature just a few miles from me hit 124 in the shade. It was 112 at our house. We drove through a city at 114 on the way home from an appointment. People were begging on FB for portable AC or even fans. There weren't any to be found in stores. People died. Homeless and elderly who couldn't manage the heat. Children drowned as their parents tried to get them cool in the local rivers. Power had to be shut off due to fires. Cars were broken down on the side of roads. The hospitals were full of heat exhaustion and worse. Vets were swamped with animals suffering burned paws and heat stroke. Stores lost food due to power outages or couldn't stock because the refrigerators couldn't keep up.

This was something I have never seen before. Fire departments brought out their hoses and sprayed in parks to keep people cool. Espresso stands donated ice to search and rescue crews to help the many people they had to rescue. People gave extra air conditioning units and fans away to help others.

It was terrible to read your description of what the heat did to human and animal life, TooPatient. I can only think that people do not take climate change seriously enough. We can, and should, prepare better here in the First World, but even if we can protect our populations a bit more with a little more preparation while pursuing a greener future, the Third World and the natural world will suffer.

 

[Missy]

It has been in the high 90s F all week here up until today.
Yesterday the actual temps here reached 98 degrees F (36.6 C for @Daisys and Diamonds ). And the heat indices were well over a hundred degrees F.

I had the AC on for the past 3 days and upstairs it wouldn't go above 72 degrees F. Which for me is warm as I sleep with the temps generally in the 60s in the bedroom. I don't tolerate heat well. Nor do I tolerate cold well so you can see I am occasionally in a quandary living in the NE. But I digress.

The hot temps are dangerous for many especially when the power goes out which I believe is a big problem in certain states and cities.

The heat wave has broken here finally for now and rain and storms are upon us.
With that the threat of power outages yet again.

Everyone stay well hydrated and cool and safe.

A photo from yesterday afternoon in our backyard. It was HOT.
You can see the haze in the background.

 

[Matata]

It's frustrating and scary. We're in the midst of an historic drought; California is on fire......again......and we're watching progress on getting them under control because the fires are right across the border from us. Our air is....again.....filled with smoke. There haven't been any storms in the areas where the fires broke out so the assumption is that they are cased either by human carelessness or arson.

Reservoirs are at historic lows; rivers look like struggling streams. My area is still recovering from the destructive fires of Sept. 2020. There are *******s who will set off fireworks this weekend in spite of prohibition against them due to fire danger. We desperately need rain yet are fearful of storms due to the potential for lightning-caused fires.

This is the reality of a planet in crisis.

 

[AGBF]

Heat-Related Death Toll Climbs to Nearly 100 in Washington State and Oregon​

Heat-Related Death Toll Climbs to Nearly 100 in Washington State and Oregon (Published 2021)

The heat wave in parts of the Pacific Northwest played a role in the deaths of dozens of people, some of whom lived alone.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Jambalaya]

^^ Oh, this is so sad. Those poor people! It's not fair.

I'm also really upset by the mention upthread of animals having burned paws and heatstroke. They're more vulnerable than humans because they don't understand about heat and shade. The poor little things. I truly don't know how vets do it. I could never witness all that animal suffering.