Record-breaking heat in N.W.T., Nunavut, has “scary” implications for land users

Délı̨nę, N.W.T. hunters cautioned from hunting on Great Bear Lake in MayThere are two words being used to describe weather in the N.W.T. In fact, it was the hottest ever on record for the communities of Arviat, Baker Lake, and Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, as well as for Fort Liard, Fort Simpson and Yellowknife in the N.W.T. Perspective from the landThe warm and dry conditions carry implications for those who rely on the land for food. But those conditions are becoming harder to read, he said, and this year elders advised against the risk.