Montreal expects more brutal heat waves, vows to improve response - News Summed Up

Montreal expects more brutal heat waves, vows to improve response


Climate change will make heat waves in Montreal more frequent and more brutal, public health authorities and city officials say, and they want to better protect the city's most vulnerable residents. In 2018, 66 deaths were directly related to the heat, according to a new report by Montreal's public health authority. 'We can improve the way we're reaching out' to those most at risk from extreme heat, said Dr. Mylène Drouin, the director of public health for the Montreal region. Heat islands are areas in a city where the summer heat is trapped by expanses of concrete, brick and asphalt, exacerbated by a lack of green space and shade from trees. Differing numbersThe total deaths from the 2018 heat wave differ from report to report, but this is because not all used the same methodology.


Source: CBC News May 15, 2019 21:34 UTC



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