Lyttonin British Columbia faces extreme heat breaking an 84-year-old record ofCanada.
Thisheatwave had hit the village on Sunday with a temperature of 116 Fahrenheit(46.6 degrees Celsius) which according to a scientist is higher than 1.7C inthe past half-century.
Linkingthis particular event to global warming is complex at this moment. As per theexperts, climate change is expectedto increase the frequency of extreme weather events, such as heatwaves.
BBCforecaster Nick Miller says that "heat dome" isn't a strictly definedmeteorological term but has becomeassociated with describing large areas of high pressure, leading to clearskies and hot sunny days.
Inthe case of the northwestern US, the reason behind this hike is due tohigh-pressure patterns. As long as thehigh pressure is maintained, the weather conditions are ought to rise andworsen the heatwave.
Currently,the high-pressure zone is located right from California up to Canada's Arcticterritories and is extending to the non-coastal area through Idaho.
Lytton,which is about 150 miles (250km) north-east of Vancouver along with 40 moreplaces in British Columbia
haveset new records breaking up the record set up by two other settlements in Saskatchewani.e. Yellow Grass and Midale early in July 1937 at the temperature of 45C(113F).
EnvironmentCanada senior climatologist David Phillips told CTV: "I like to break arecord, but this is like shattering and pulverizing them. It's warmer in partsof western Canada than in Dubai."
Healso stated that there was a chance of topping 47C somewhere, with Monday thelikeliest day. Besides that, Environment Canada said Alberta and parts ofSaskatchewan, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories should also be on alert.
Thiswarning also predicted a "prolonged, dangerous, and historic heatwavewhich will persist through this week", with temperatures over 10C-15C nearabout 40C in many locations.
NorthwesternUS is also shattering up the heat records particularly in Washington and Oregonstates.
Theplaces with a rainy climate, Seattle, and Portland also broke their previousrecords measuring their hottest temperatures on Sunday as 44C and 40Crespectively.
InOregon, some Covid centers closed and the Covid restrictions eased causing theopening up of swimming
pools,water parks, and shopping malls. A pool in Seattle was asked to shut downbecause the water temperature rose.
Thecrop growers went up to pick up their crops at the break of the day but stoppedin the afternoon because of theheat so that their plants may not get destroyed.
Thecrowd had to leave the stadium where Olympic qualifying trials were being helddue to safety reasons. InPoland, citizens had to spend the night at a cooling center.
Thesizzling temperature in Canada has enforced the institutes and businesses tosafeguard their students and workers. Posts related to getting relief from theheat by going to outdoor pools and ice cream parlors are all over social media.
Therise in temperatures are causing the expansion of metal fittings on roads andanother infrastructure has caused roads to melt and get carved in. Then thereis metal in houses expanding and becoming out of shape.
Instructionswere sent to increase the water intake, avoid exhausting tasks, and take careof people who are around them.
Ahike in the purchase of cooling appliances such as fans and air conditionerswere observed, and cooling centers wereset up for the safety of the citizens.
BritishColumbia's power providers said there had been a surge in demand forelectricity to keep air-conditioners running. Some bars and restaurants alsostopped functioning due to the heatwave.
Boise,Idaho, could see a week of 40C+ temperatures. The National Weather Service saidparts of the state could suffer"one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded historyof the Inland Northwest".