Heat Dome (or Heat Wave)

Syllabus- General Studies 1 (Geography) Introduction to Disasters: Concepts, definitions, disaster classifications including natural and man-made disasters. Context Parts of North America, both in Canada and united states of America, are registering high temperatures across various regions In Portland city in Oregon, US, temperatures as high as 46 degree Celsius were recently registered. In Salem, barely 72 km away from Portland, the temperatures were highest at about 47 degree Celsius on June 28. Canada too saw its highest temperature ever recorded in the country’s west. In Lytton in British Columbia, temperatures soared to over 46 degree Celsius last week. These....Read More