Lytton is in the middle of the Fraiser River valley, it has always been hot AF in the middle of summer. Vancouver is far away on the coast. Median temperature in Lytton around Aug 1st is 30C and it has hit ~40C a bunch over its historical record.
This event was, of course, very extreme, but its not that surprising it happened in Lytton.
And the whole Frasier river valley is getting hit hard by climate change and forest fires, pretty much every summer.
It might seem weird because its so far north, but its climate is more like drought-striken areas of WA/OR/CA.
This event was, of course, very extreme, but its not that surprising it happened in Lytton.
And the whole Frasier river valley is getting hit hard by climate change and forest fires, pretty much every summer.
It might seem weird because its so far north, but its climate is more like drought-striken areas of WA/OR/CA.