A temporary misting station on Abbott Street during a heatwave in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, June 28, 2021. The heat is expected to continue for several days in some parts of British Columbia, according to weather warnings from the government. Photographer: Trevor Hagan/Bloomberg
FOTO Situație critică în Canada. Temperaturile istorice au ucis 230 de oameni în trei zile
British Columbia cea mai vestică provincie din Canada se confrunta cu o situație dramatică. Valul de căldută care a dus la temperaturi record a ucis în trei zile 230 de persoane. Autoritățile vorbesc despre o perioadă unică în istoria Canadei, potrivit CNN. Până vineri, în Canada, temperaturi de 49,5 grade Celsius erau de neconceput.
Canada a înregistrat marţi o temperatură record pentru a treia zi consecutiv, mercurul termometrului urcând până la 49.5 grade Celsius.
„De la debutul valului de căldură, la sfârșitul săptămânii trecute, BC Coroners Service a înregistrat o creștere semnificativă a numărului de decese la care a contribuit căldura extremă”, a declarat legistul șef Lisa Lapointe.
Serviciul de medicină legală primește în mod normal aproximativ 130 de rapoarte de deces într-o perioadă de patru zile. Însă, de vineri până luni, au fost anunțate cel puțin 233 de decese în plus, a declarat legistul șef, adăugând că „acest număr va crește pe măsură ce datele vor fi actualizate”.
Într-o postare pe Twitter, ONU spune că „valul excepțional de căldură din Canada a depășit recordurile din toate timpurile, pentru a treia zi consecutiv.
Pentru a împiedica evenimentele meteorologice extreme să devină din ce în ce mai frecvente și mai puternice, țările trebuie să înceapă o decadă de #ClimateAction la #COP26 (conferința ONU privind schimbările climatice).
Vancouver, metropola canadiană de pe coasta Pacificului, a înregistrat în ultimele zile temperaturi ce au depăşit constant 30 de grade Celsius, cu mult peste temperatură obişnuită pentru acest sezon, care nu depăşea 21 de grade Celsius.
The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, is seen through a haze on a scorching hot day, June 29, 2021. Schools and Covid-19 vaccination centers closed Monday while community cooling centers opened as western Canada and parts of the western United States baked in an unprecedented heat wave that broke several temperature records.
Lytton in British Columbia broke the record for Canada’s all-time high Monday, with a temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit (47.9 degrees Celsius), just one day after the village set the previous record at 116 degrees.,Image: 618643563, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: ALTERNATE CROP, Model Release: no, Credit line: ProfimediaPeople and their pets rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. Swathes of the United States and Canada endured record-setting heat on June 27, 2021, forcing schools and Covid-19 testing centers to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event, with forecasters warning of worse to come. The village of Lytton in British Columbia broke the record for Canada’s all-time high, with a temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit), said Environment Canada.,Image: 618417658, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: ProfimediaPeople rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. Swathes of the United States and Canada endured record-setting heat on June 27, 2021, forcing schools and Covid-19 testing centers to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event, with forecasters warning of worse to come. The village of Lytton in British Columbia broke the record for Canada’s all-time high, with a temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit), said Environment Canada.,Image: 618413992, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: ProfimediaA woman and her cat rest inside a tent at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. Swathes of the United States and Canada endured record-setting heat on June 27, 2021, forcing schools and Covid-19 testing centers to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event, with forecasters warning of worse to come. The village of Lytton in British Columbia broke the record for Canada’s all-time high, with a temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit), said Environment Canada.,Image: 618417884, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia
