Blistering temperatures reached for unheard-of northerly latitudes in Canada over the weekend amid dangerously hot and dry conditions, lightning storms and new blazes that intensified the country’s historically severe fire season.
The temperature soared as high as 100 degrees in the Northwest Territories on Saturday, the hottest temperature ever measured north of 65 degrees latitude in the Western Hemisphere, according to Christopher Burt, an extreme-weather historian.
The scorching temperatures over western Canada exacerbated the country’s unprecedented wildfire crisis. A record 22.7 million acres have burned so far, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, blowing past the previous high mark of 17.5 million acres in 1995. There are months of the wildfire season to go.In the desolate and oil-rich region of the Northwest Territories, nestled in the wooded Taiga Plains about 3o0 miles from the Arctic Ocean, the small town of Norman Wells hit 100 degrees on Saturday.
It was “easily the farthest north in Canada with a reading of 37C or higher in the Canadian climate record,”In an email, Burt said the Norman Wells reading was just 0.1 Celsius shy of theNorman Wells had some company in the Northwest Territories to the east of the Mackenzie Mountains. Fort Good Hope, about 70 miles northwest of Norman Wells, reached 99.4 degrees . Temperatures in the mid- to high 90s were also recorded south into northern British Columbia.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sha’Carri Richardson Wins U.S. 100-Meter Title“I’m not back, I’m better,” the sprinter said after running 10.82 for the victory.
Read more »
US sending cluster munitions banned by over 100 nations to Ukraine after months of debateThe U.S. will send cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed on Friday, following months of debate within the Biden administration about whether to provide Kyiv with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries, including key U.S. allies.
Read more »
Rangers prospects Evan Carter, Luisangel Acuña rise in latest Baseball America top 100WASHINGTON D.C. — The Texas Rangers could add a high-end prospect with the fourth overall pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft. Until then, those already in the...
Read more »
Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US Championships two years after suspensionUS track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100-meter title at the U.S. Championships Friday night. Richardson was suspended two years ago for a positive marijuana test.
Read more »
John Deyle, ‘Annie’ actor, Mr. Science on ‘Late Night,’ dead at 68John Deyle appeared on Broadway and in more than 100 television commercials.
Read more »
Bone ShibaSwap Enters Top 100 After 50% Weekly Surge, BTC Stalls at $30K: Weekend WatchA few tokens of the Shiba Inu ecosystem have jumped impressively in the past 24 hours.
Read more »