Some N.W.T. communities are under a heat warning this week with temperatures anticipated to hit 30 C in some Arctic regions.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued the warning for Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic and surrounding areas.
Though Natalie Hasell — a warning preparedness meteorologist with ECCC — said it’s more common for heat waves to occur in southern N.W.T. communities, it’s not unheard of to have higher temperatures in the Arctic.
A 38 C reading in Siberia in 2020 raised concerns over extreme weather and human induced warming climate.
In the Northwest Territories, a “heat warning program”
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