Temperatures are expected to ramp up on Tuesday.
Hot and dry weather is on the way for much of British Columbia and officials are warning people to prepare now.
On Wednesday, the Public Safety Ministry issued a statement saying a hot spell is headed for B.C. in the coming days.
“We should all prepare ahead of time for it,” says Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon during an interview with Glacier Media.
Metrologists are getting ready for the heat wave, predicting high temperatures. But they won’t be as severe as last year.
In 2021, more than 600 British Columbians died during an extreme heat wave in the summer; at the time, there was no alerting system. This year, the province announced a new heat alert system for emergencies.
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