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The heat-related death toll jumped to 33 across Quebec Thursday, as Environment Canada issued a smog and heat warning for today.
As of midday, Montérégie's public health department reported two more deaths caused by the worst heat wave Quebec has seen in decades. Montreal's health department reported 18, and seven have been reported in the Eastern Townships.
One death in Laval, five in Centre-du-Québec and another in Mauricie brought the total number of heat-related deaths in the province up to 33, and more are expected.
It's not clear whether people in other Canadian provinces — including in Ontario — affected by similar extreme heat and humidity have died. That's because the reporting system differs from province to province.
In an email to CBC News, a spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario said that it hadn't had any confirmed reports of heat-related deaths, but added that "an investigation can take at least 90 days before the cause of death is confirmed depending on the circumstances and the complexity of the case."
Death toll jumps to 33 as heat wave continues to bake southern Q..
33 dead in Quebec heat wave | CTV News
ah shit, I didn't realize it was that bad but now that I think about it I did go through two cases of ice-cold cola in less than a week
Having suffered heat stroke in the past, I can't imagine the amount of pain dying from heat must bring... No matter if it's "hotter somewhere else all the time", dying from heat sounds awful.
RIP
Plenty of areas of Canada (including where I live) are regularly this temperature in the summer too, but that's not really the point here. It's an area spiking to an insanely abnormal temperature in buildings that were not prepared to handle this without air conditioning and it's people at risk who are dying, not perfectly healthy individuals. From the article:
"the people who died were already suffering from health problems."
It's been bad on the east coast, but not nearly as bad as Quebec
Yeah, it was fucking nuts. I can't remember the last time we've had a week+ of 95 degree weather.
Not trying to derail this, of course. Drink lots of water, my Canadian friends.
As a man who works outside all day; it's a living hell.
Time to drink tons of water and get some freezer pops.
I'm in central New Brunswick close to what they have here. I'm glad I got out of the unconditioned top floor apartment I was in last summer, Probably the kind of building where people who aren't able to handle the heat are dying.
I'm not sure on current regulations but senior housing complexes should really be required to have AC since heat pumps aren't even that expensive now.
The heat is pretty hellish here. I mostly work outside and i'm fairly light skin for an Asian guy however most of my friends assumed i came back from a vacation due to my tanned skin.
Even with the AC on overnight, i still wake up soaking in my own sweat.
Stay hydrated fellas!!
The problem here isn't just the heat, its the humidty. A dry heat allows your sweat to evaporate off your skin which transfers your body's heat to the air, making room for new sweat. Here in Quebec, the heatwave was really humid and your body just overheats.
I had to mow a clients lawn today and the temperature after the humidex was 45C and I've never seen myself so soaked with sweat before.
Ive left my AC'd work and felt the air outside be so damn humid it felt heavier when I tried to breath
Is that possible?
Americans too.
I keep seeing this shit pop up on my facebook that's like "HURR DURR PUSSY ASS EUROS, COME DOWN HERE IT'S HOTTER"
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108f is about 42c
Know why this bullshit doesn't kill us?
Because we're not only used to it, but we have building-sized air conditioning units attached to every home and business.
I feel like I have to explain this to people all the time.
Probably shouldn't be chugging corn syrup you should probably be drinking water.
okay, mom
Been around 35 on average at my apartment with no fucking A/C for about 4 days.
Going to a metal festival this weekend and it's gonna be light showers and thunderstorms all weekend in Nova Scotia.
We need it.
I remember 2 years ago, I wanted to go pick up some food at a local restaurant.
I just opened the door of the studio and I felt like gravity was heavier. Like trying to go tru something thick and invisible. The air was so dense in humidity, I was starting to be out of breath when I came back from the 10 minute trip.
The weather here in Quebec and especially in Montreal is just hell when it passes the 25 Celcius with humidity. Been getting worse in the last few years.
I know most of these people already were weakened by sickness or health issues but don't underestimate the heatwaves in Montreal. Don't just stay hydrated, find shade and cool off.
Also, we are getting violent storms alerts already. These kind of heatwaves bring out the worst of the weather and some rather dangerous conditions.
Stay safe people!
to be fair that's pretty accurate on the canada front
I hate this pic because of how it represents Canadian's reaction to heat.
Clearly we're used to temperatures around 30°C.
What sucks is when it's 45°C after the humidex because humidity is literally 100% in parts of the day.
never too young for your first kidney stone.
or heat stroke
Humidity is usually the shit that kills in heat waves.
I want to be a Canadian
I don't care where you live, 40-45C is ridiculously hot and I doubt anybody could live in it all day without at least becoming extremely uncomfortable.
Are you from NS? Yeah it's been brutal here this week, ~30c at 80-90% humidity
Yeah, and the one day I go outside for any length of time, it rains our tent in at a metal festival.
Still, we needed it. I didn't have A/C tve past 4 days and I wanted to d i e
Its been humid and muggy as shit all day over in the UK, sure is fun living with a permanent layer of sweat on you at all times that never fucks off.
The heat and humidity in Quebec, especially at the base of the base of the St. Lawrence, is just disgusting. I went through Montreal during a heatwave years back and when I stepped out of the airport AC it was like walking into a steam room. If you're in an old apartment with no AC, you're just fucked.
>86F
>having a heat stroke
absolute proof that texas is going to win global warming
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