Canada and the US are helping to protect their countrymen from the heat by constructing artificial fountains in public places and setting up temporary cold centers equipped with air conditioning.
People's normal life has been badly affected by record temperatures in Canada and the United States. The melting of tar roads due to scorching heat has shocked the people of the country.Vancouver, Canada, recorded its highest temperature in 60 years at more than 49 degrees Celsius. The heat wave is plaguing the entire northwest Pacific. More than 200 people have died so far due to this. Most of them are elderly.
In the western part of Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver and Seattle in the US are being affected by the sunny wave. `This is just the beginning. The peak of the sun will be higher in July," the country's meteorological department said.
Meteorologists attributed the rise in temperature to a 'heat dome' in the Pacific Ocean.When high pressure occurs in the atmosphere of the Pacific, this high pressure level absorbs air from the Pacific Ocean. This is why the temperature rises.
Canada and the US are helping to protect their countrymen from the heat by constructing artificial fountains in public places and setting up temporary cold centres equipped with air conditioning.Further, holiday has been declared for school colleges. Small and marginal business has also been affected by this. In addition, corona vaccine centres have announced a temporary closure.
Scientists attribute this high temperature to climate change. The temperature in the region has increased by up to 1.7 degrees Celsius, an all-time high in the last half century, according to a study by Berkeley Earth. This is why the roads have also melted.
As far as India is concerned, the capital Delhi recorded the highest temperature (43 degrees Celsius) of the year on 29th of last month.The India Meteorological Department has termed the impact of heat wave in India as the first day of felt during this year's sunny season.