UN warns of 'dangerous' heatwave in US, Canada

STORY: Switzerland UN Heatwave - UN warns of 'dangerous' heatwave in US, Canada

LENGTH: 02:41

FIRST RUN: 1315

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TYPE: English/Natsound

SOURCE: UNTV

STORY NUMBER: 4332879

DATELINE: 29 June 2021 - Geneva

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UNTV

Geneva - 29 June 2021

1. Wide of the Alley of Flags at the Palais des Nations

2. Wide of newx conference room

SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, spokesperson, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

"An exceptional and dangerous heatwave is breaking in northwestern United States of America and western Canada; this is obviously a part of the world which is more accustomed to cool weather. Temperature are likely to reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius by day for perhaps five or more days; so that's you know, a very long spell, with extremely warm nights in between."

3. TV camera on tripod, Nullis speaking in background

4.  SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, spokesperson, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

"The all-time Canadian record was broken on Sunday with Litton in the province of British Columbia recording 46.6 degrees Celsius. This smashed the previous record – normally when you break a record, it's by a small margin – this smashed the record by a full 1.6 degrees Celsius."

5. Mid of journalist

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, spokesperson, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

"Less than 24 hours later, Litton broke the record again. Yesterday, it reached 47.9 degree Celsius on Monday in Litton. This to be underlined, it's in the province of British Columbia, it's to the Rocky Mountains, the Glacier National Park, and yet we're seeing temperatures which are more typical of the Middle East or North Africa."

7. Close of fingers typing on laptop

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, spokesperson, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

"The heat is being caused by an atmospheric blocking pattern, so it means that, you know, these very high temperatures are concentrated over one particular area, and normally you have the jet stream which is this vast high-moving belt of wind which you know, which moves these weather systems on, but it's not happening this time. So we've got, it's almost like a pressure cooker effect and you've got very, very, very high heat."

9. Mid of journalist typing on laptop

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, spokesperson, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

"It's not limited to North America; other parts of the northern hemisphere are also experiencing exceptional early hot summer conditions. Arabian peninsula, Eastern Europe, Iran and the northwest Indian continent, just to name a few areas; western Russia has also been seeing very high temperatures."

11. Wide of news conference

12. Various of journalist

STORYLINE:

The United Nations on Tuesday warned of an "exceptional and dangerous" heatwave that has scorched the Pacific Northwest.

Speaking at a news conference in Geneva, spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Clare Nullis said temperatures may reach as high as 45 C (113 F) in the region for at least five more days.

Seattle hit 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) on Monday evening — well above Sunday's all-time high of 104 F (40 C).

Portland, Oregon, reached 116 F (46.6 C) after hitting records of 108 F (42 C) on Saturday and 112 F (44 C) on Sunday.

The temperatures were unheard of in a region better known for rain, and where June has historically been referred to as "Juneuary" for its cool drizzle.

Seattle's average high temperature in June is around 70 F (21.1 C).

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