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- Unprecedented heat conditions in the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in late June and early July 2021 affected millions of people, probably led to deaths in the thousands and promoted wildfires affecting air quality throughout the continent.
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Jun 23, 2021 · Over a six-day period during the middle of June 2021, a dome of hot air languished over the western United States, causing temperatures to skyrocket. From June 15-20, all-time maximum temperature records fell at locations in seven different states (CA, AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, MT).
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May 4, 2022 · In June 2021, a record-breaking heat wave affected North America. The Canadian town of Lytton broke local temperature records by 4.6°C, setting a national temperature record of 49.6°C (10). The temperatures were so high that claims were made at the time that Earth system models (ESMs) could not reproduce them (11).
Feb 9, 2023 · In late June 2021 a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude impacted the Pacific Northwest region of Canada and the United States. Many locations broke all-time maximum temperature records by more...
Jul 30, 2021 · A record-shattering heatwave took its toll on the Northwest US and Southwest Canada in late June. It was the “most extreme” summer heatwave ever recorded in North America, a new analysis...
The 2021 Western North America heat wave was an extreme heat wave that affected much of Western North America from late June through mid-July 2021. [5] The heat wave affected Northern California, Idaho, Western Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, as well as British Columbia, and in its latter phase, Alberta, Manitoba, the ...
Nov 24, 2022 · Unprecedented heat conditions in the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in late June and early July 2021 affected millions of people, probably led to deaths in the thousands and...
Jul 8, 2021 · The record-breaking heatwave lasted from 25 June to 1 July, and affected large cities that rarely experience extreme heat, including Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, Canada.
