Heat warnings issued for Calgary, Lethbridge, southern Alberta | 24CA News
It’s scorching in southern Alberta and the warmth isn’t going to be letting up any time quickly.
On Friday morning, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a warmth warning for an space of the province that stretches from Sundre, Alta., to the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, and south to the Canada-U.S. border.
The northern a part of the warnings – together with Calgary, Drumheller, High River and Brooks – are attributable to face temperatures reaching 29 C or hotter mixed with in a single day lows close to 14 C.
The southern a part of the warnings – which embody Lethbridge and Medicine Hat – are anticipated to face daytime highs of 32 C or larger and in a single day lows of 16 C.
Parts of southwestern Saskatchewan face the identical warmth warnings.
A map of forecasted temperatures for July 21, 2023. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued warmth warnings for many of southern Alberta, with excessive temperatures anticipated to final into subsequent week.
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Heat warnings are issued when very excessive temperatures are anticipated to extend threat of warmth diseases like warmth stroke or warmth exhaustion.
The extended warmth occasion is predicted to final into early subsequent week.
“A blocking pattern in the jet stream has trapped hot air over western Canada and we’re not expecting any movement until next week,” Global News climate anchor Tiffany Lizee stated.
How to beat the warmth
During warmth warnings, persons are suggested to comply with these precautions:
- Consider rescheduling out of doors actions to cooler hours of the day.
- Take frequent breaks from the warmth, spending time in cooled indoor areas the place attainable.
- Drink loads of water and different non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated drinks to remain hydrated.
- Check in your youngsters or pets earlier than you exit your automobile. Do not depart any individual or pet inside a closed automobile, for any size of time.
The City of Calgary has quite a few cooling centres unfold across the metropolis. A map of cooling centres is on the market on-line.
Stuart Brideaux, public training officer with AHS EMS, stated understanding what to anticipate in forecasted temperatures might help in getting ready for the warmth.
In addition to consuming a lot of water, he suggested making use of sunscreen earlier than going outside and sporting “your own shade.”
“Always wear a broad brimmed hat or anything that keeps the heat and sun off your face and neck — that will go a long way to keeping you comfortable,” Brideaux stated.
AHS additionally advises checking for signs of warmth stroke or warmth exhaustion, like a excessive physique temperature, lack of sweat, disorientation, fainting or unconsciousness.
“Younger children, they don’t tolerate the heat as well as regular, healthy adults do. They also don’t moderate their behavior in the heat and sun,” Brideaux stated. “Offer them juice and water before they’re thirsty. Take frequent breaks out of the heat – shade is ideal, but even air conditioned environments work.
“And just be aware of anyone that you’re with, whether you’re an elderly person or you’re with elderly family or friends as well with underlying medical conditions, maybe also tolerate the heat as well.”
If you’re serving to somebody who’s ready for medical consideration, AHS suggests transferring that individual right into a shaded space, eradicating their outer clothes and footwear, and wrapping the individual in a moist towel till medical care arrives.
Brideaux additionally suggested towards leaving youngsters or pets inside autos when it’s scorching.
“The temperature inside a vehicle, if the air conditioning was to fail, can rise to easily over 50 C in just a few minutes.”
Water hazard
Filling a kiddie pool within the yard or heading to the closest river or lake is a lovely concept in excessive warmth.
But the Calgary Fire Department, who’re referred to as throughout water rescues throughout the metropolis, warns that even the smallest pool can current a threat.
“Where there’s water, there’s risk. And you need to always remember that you can never completely eliminate the risk, but you can prepare yourself,” CFD public info officer Carol Henke stated.
“The most common problems we see on the Bow River or the Elbow River is people not wearing their life jackets or not having enough life jackets for each person, not having the appropriate craft.”
Henke suggested towards intoxication of any form when on a river or physique of water, because it inhibits a person’s skill to reply if one thing goes unsuitable.
Group floats down a river can even current some threat when tying rafts and different watercraft collectively.
“If that gets stuck on a bridge abutment, there’s serious trouble,” Henke stated. “I’ve seen canoes wrapped around bridge abutments and it can happen very, very quickly.
Henke also warned that simple novelty inflatables shouldn’t be used on bodies of water like rivers that they aren’t designed for. She advises to only take your watercraft where they’re designed to go.
“Please don’t take your rafts down Harvie Passage. That is really indicated for kayakers who have all of the proper safety equipment.
“We don’t want to see anyone injured there or worse, drown.”
Global record-breaking temperatures
A wave of warmth just isn’t loosening its grip on the globe.
Phoenix, Ariz., broke its personal streak of scorching days, southern Europeans and vacationers are broiling underneath near-record temperatures as they’re warned of staying indoors, and components of the Middle East have examined the bounds of what the human physique is able to enduring.
This June was the most popular on report worldwide, and July is predicted to be even hotter. The world has been in unchartered scorching territory for a lot of the month, in keeping with the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
Climate change from the burning of coal, oil and pure gasoline is inflicting the world to heat, with the Earth’s common temperature about 1.1 levels Celsius larger than pre-industrial instances. It’s inflicting extra record-breaking warmth and excessive climate occasions all over the world.
–with recordsdata from The Associated Press
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