Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada
by Jonathan Watts , Matthew Taylor and Leyland Cecco from World news | The Guardian on (#5KQ0G)
Record-shattering temperatures linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires
Joe Biden has joined scientists in blaming the climate crisis for a record-shattering heatwave in the western US and Canada that has been linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires.
Officials in Canada have been shocked by the rise in temperature, which on Tuesday hit 49.6C (121.1F) in the town of Lytton, British Columbia, smashing the national record for the third day in a row.
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