“Toronto is on pace to have its warmest August ever,” Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson told the National Post on Tuesday. The above-average temperatures followed a scorching July in Toronto, when temperatures reached at least 30 degrees on 14 days. On especially warm days, cities like Toronto can become “urban heat islands” — places where air temperatures are a few degrees higher than surrounding areas. Now eighty years later, Toronto has fully implemented a “Harmonized Heat Warning and Information System.” During the heat warnings, the city opens up seven cooling centres to help people stay cool. Earlier this month, the City declared a heat warning which lasted two days, followed by a five-day extended heat warning that ended on August 9.

Source: National Post August 31, 2016 16:36 UTC