A heatwave has hit Nunavut’s Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions with temperatures above 30 C this week. (Graphic courtesy of Environment Canada)
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Environment Canada issues heat warnings for 8 Kitikmeot and Kivalliq communities
A heatwave is hitting Kitikmeot and Kivalliq communities this week bringing temperatures above 30 C, twice as high as the average temperature for these regions at this time of year.
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ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᖓᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓂ ᑯᕕᓂᐅᔪᓂ; ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ
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