heat wave continues to scorch Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest in the U.S., with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.The small community of Lytton B.C.
set a new all-time Canadian heat record for the second day in a row on Monday. And in some cases temperatures have been close to 20 C above normal, shattering more than 70 temperature records in British Columbia and Alberta on Sunday alone.“It’s something as a meteorologist I’ve just never seen before,” said Anthony Farnell, chief meteorologist for Global News. “I think undeniable that there is a linkage to climate change.”The unseasonably hot weather has many asking whether the heat wave is a mere one-off or can be attributed to climate change..