but it is what happened in canada in a week of extreme heat then fire that took the eyes of the world to a small village in british columbia. the whole village is going. this is lytton, filmed by residents fleeing as it burns almost to extinction. for three straight days injune this place recorded canada s highest temperature on record, reaching 49.6 celsius, just before fire swept through it, burning nearly everything. it was an historic heatwave across western canada and the north west usa as a so called high pressure heat dome grew over the area both trapping and building the heat day on day. it is thought the extreme heat was a contributing factor in hundreds of deaths. in the usa, california is suffering another disastrous fire season with the state s second largest fire on record almost completely destroying the town
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and temperature records were being smashed. lytton, and canada s previous record, was 44.4 degrees celsius. now it s 49.6. that s now canada s highest ever temperature. move over the border to seattle in the us. it went from this to this. and, further south in portland, the old record was beaten by another big margin. and none of this is normal. this is how one canadian climatologist puts it. and here s weather historian christopher burt. nature is telling us this isn t normal too. on the pacific coast its estimated over1 billion marine creatures have been killed.
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were discovered overnight, bringing the total confirmed dead to 24. david willis, bbc news, washington. at least four people have been killed in a wildfire in cyprus. the blaze has been spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. the interior ministry said the four victims were probably egyptian farm workers reported missing after their car was destroyed by the blaze. greece, italy and israel are sending planes to cyprus following an appeal for help. lightning strikes in western canada have sparked more wildfires across bc. the fire service is trying to control more than 170 fires. canadian military is on standby to help more residents leave their homes. they recorded canada s highest ever temperature of 49.6 celsius on tuesday. injapan the search and rescue effort has resumed