Record temperatures in British Columbia, Canada, and US cities, including Oregon, have resulted in the death of hundreds of people. The temperature reached up to 49.6°C (121.3F) on Sunday in parts of Canada, breaking a decades-old record.
The Oregon State Police said the state medical examiner’s office had received reports of 63 deaths. However, the heat is expected to subside by the weekend in most US cities.
The death toll is more devastating in Canada. According to a CNN report, at least 486 sudden deaths have been reported across the western coast of Canada near the US border.
“The 486 deaths currently entered represent a 195% increase over the approximately 165 deaths that would normally occur in the province over a five-day period,” British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said in a statement.
Experts warn against associating this directly to the climate change the world witnesses. Others say the two are connected like lung cancer is to smoking. They added that other parts of the world, too, see unpredictable weather conditions.
So far this year, northern Nigeria has recorded a low rainfall. As most farmers depend on the rain in the region, they expressed concern over the situation. Nigeria may face a food shortage as a result.
We pray that the alarming shortage of rainfall will not be as severe as foresaw.
By the great grace of Almighty Allah there would be enough rainfall in the North. With the situation we’re experiencing of food shortages as a result of excessive inflation in our shabby economy, I’m pretty optimistic that Allah will not test us with such calamity!
This is really serious. We are already in July and yet no significant rainfall is recorded so far in Kano. May Allah come to our aid, ameen.
It’s really fearful and dangerous to live in scarse rainfall. May it come soon and enough for us.