‘Are we prepared for heat waves down the road?’ What cities can do to mitigate the effects of a heat dome – Tri-Cities Dispatch

‘Are we prepared for heat waves down the road?’ What cities can do to mitigate the effects of a heat dome – Tri-Cities Dispatch

file photo Kathy Corbeil, Tri-City Photography Club How do we get out from under the next heat dome? That question is the crux of a recently published SFU study on the role cities can play in lessening the impacts of extreme heat. “We have to take steps today to prepare our buildings and neighbourhoods so we can save lives tomorrow,” explained SFU associate professor Andréanne Doyon. On June 24, 2021, temperatures in B.C. crept up to record leve…