The weekend's hot weather follows an earlier heat wave that struck the western United States and Canada at the end of June.The scorching conditions saw the all-time record daily temperature broken three days in a row in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Canadian transport minister Omar Alghabra on Sunday announced new emergency measures aimed at preventing further wildfires in the tinder-dry region, including steps to slow or limit train traffic.
Several roads and highways in the area have been closed as the government rated the wildfire risk in much of the province as"extreme". A dozen towns or locales remained under evacuation orders. The overall death toll in British Columbia was not yet known but is thought to run into the hundreds. In the US state of Oregon, the Bootleg Fire more than tripled in size between Friday and Sunday, gaining more than 100,000 acres, according to the US Forest Service.
This is what at 54 degree centigrade. What would happen if it increased one or two degree more?
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