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#BCHeatDome

The wrongful death lawsuit accuses the companies of "hiding, downplaying and misrepresenting the risks of climate change caused by humans burning oil and gas and obstructing research".

International #climate researchers said in a peer-reviewed analysis that the 2021 heat dome in B.C was "virtually impossible without human-caused climate change."

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#BCheatdome #CdnPoli #BCpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/heat-wave-climate-change-1.6093730

Wrongful death lawsuit launched against 7 oil & gas companies for #BCheatdome of 2021. More than 600 people died.

📜Lawsuit -- launched in Washington state for woman's mother who died in B.C. -- says:

"By 1968, defendants understood that the fossil fuel-dependent economy they were creating and perpetuating would intensify those atmospheric changes, resulting in more frequent and destructive weather disasters and foreseeable loss of human life"🛢️☠️

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#CdnPoli #BCpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/heat-dome-lawsuit-1.7547975

British Columbians may breathe sigh of relief as 2025 Summer temperatures expected to be "near normal" in B.C. The #BCheatdome of 2021 cost $millions in hospital & emergency care and hundreds of lives.

Mapped forecast for central Canada is concerning. Wildfires already started in Manitoba and Ontario.

"What meteorologists consider normal has also changed as the planet warms up, largely due to heat-trapping fossil fuel emissions."

#GlobalWarming #FossilFuels #Canada

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/manitoba/warm-summer-in-the-forecast-as-droughts-and-wildfire-risks-loom-weather-network/article_2f62e603-cb0c-5991-8ea2-da1170f3f11b.html

Ecotrust Canada report calls for energy-efficient heating and cooling to be protected as a right... asking B.C. municipalities to adopt bylaws requiring rental units to maintain livable temperature ranges during #ExtremeHeat

#BCheatdome 2021 (600+ people died) illustrates #climatechange having an increasing effect on housing security and safety.

Some recommendations are being considered by the B.C. Government and several municipal governments.

#Vancouver #BChealth

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ecotrust-tenant-retrofits-1.7256117

#MarineHeatwave in British Columbia this week. Good info about it and its impact from @CBCnews:

🔻oceans absorbed around 90% excess energy and heat from GHG over 50 yrs
🔻warmer oceans have less oxygen + more pathogens = less food for marine mammals (e.g. whales)
🔻#extremeheat = mass die-off of sea creatures (#BCheatdome)
🔻contributes to #heatwaves becoming more frequent + intense

#climatechange #GlobalWarming #fossilfuels

Video: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2255075907621

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pacific-marine-heat-wave-1.6936075

Global News BC: B.C. advocates call for heat limit regulations in rental housing https://globalnews.ca/news/9895517/bc-heat-limit-regulations-rental-housing/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Maximumtemperaturesrentalhomes #Maximumtempsrentalhousing #BChomesairconditioning #Airconditioninghomes #Maximumtemperatures #AirConditioning #HeatDomeDeaths #BCHeatDome #Weather #Health

Global News BC: British Columbians asked to check on the vulnerable amid heat wave ‘blanket’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9894436/bc-heat-wave-august-14-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Howtostaycoolinheatwave #heathealthconcerns #heathealthimpacts #ExtremeWeather #BCHeatDome #BCHeatWave #Heatsafety #BCweather #Weather #Health #BCheat

Global News BC: With high heat incoming, fewer than 400 of B.C.’s free air conditioners have been installed https://globalnews.ca/news/9891215/few-free-air-conditioners-installed-bc-heat/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCairconditionerprogram #BcHydroAirConditioners #freeairconditionersBC #BCHeatDome #BCHeatWave #AdrianDix #BCweather #Politics #bchydro #Health #BCheat

Global News BC: Vancouver residents asked to track, report hot indoor temperatures https://globalnews.ca/news/9853552/vancouver-indoor-temperatures-survey/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #indoortemperaturesurveyVancouver #VancouverCoastalHealth #extremeheatVancouver #vancouverhotweather #CityofVancouver #Environment #extremeheat #BCHeatDome

Looks like a similar #heatdome to the one that hit British Columbia #BCheatdome a couple of years ago is now hovering across the southwest of U.S.

Hoping the best for folks across the border. The #heatdome2021 killed almost 620 in B.C.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/extreme-global-weather-events-1.6908264

Global News BC: Cost of future extreme heat events high for humans and the B.C. economy: report https://globalnews.ca/news/9818567/future-cost-extreme-heat-bc-human-life-economy/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Climatechangeeffects #2021heatdomedeaths #ClimatechangeinBC #Costoftheheatdome #BCClimateChange #BC2021heatdome #ClimateChange #Environment #extremeheat #BCHeatDome #HeatDeaths #heatdome #Economy #Heat

Cost analysis of 2021 #BCheatdome #heatdome2021:

* 619 people killed🪦
* $6 billion, human life lost
* 1,300+ people sought emergency hospital care 🚑
* $12 million in hospital care 🏥
* workplace injuries increased 180% 🤕

#BCheatwave #bcpoli #Vancouver

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-dome-cost-analysis-report-1.6898360

Global News BC: Health minister to announce new supports during extreme heat in B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9796467/new-supports-bc-extreme-heat/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #wheretogetairconditionerBCextremeheat #BCairconditioningannouncement #BCheatpreparedness #BCextremeheat #BChealthcare #extremeheat #BCforecast #BCHeatDome #BCHeatWave #AdrianDix #BCweather #Politics #Weather