Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network

B.C.’s extreme heat is here to stay. Critics say government’s plan to deal with it is dangerously weak

B.C. heat wave deaths among impacts of growing climate crisis that B.C. government urgently needs to adapt to

The Narwhal

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B.C.’s extreme heat is here to stay. Critics say government’s plan to deal with it is dangerously weak

B.C. heat wave deaths among impacts of growing climate crisis that B.C. government urgently needs to adapt to

The Narwhal

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B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jul 22, 2021

Several people have fallen ill with food poisoning after eating shellfish in B.C. in the last 10 days, and health officials are warning that warm ocean waters might be to blame.

CBC

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Hundreds who died from heat exposure in B.C. were mostly seniors found alone in unventilated suites, says coroner

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jul 1, 2021

B.C. Liberals label Premier John Horgan's "level of personal responsibility" comment as callous, given the grand scale of heat wave deaths reported Wednesday

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B.C. heat wave 'cooks' fruit crops on the branch in sweltering Okanagan and Fraser valleys

Peachland, British Columbia, Canada

Jun 30, 2021

Farmers are trying to salvage their cherry crops following damage from a week of extreme temperatures. Cherry crops in the BC Interior have been burned due to the extreme temperatures brought by the heat wave at the end of June.

CBC

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