'It's devastating': summer in Canada's Arctic region brings severe heatwaves

Temperatures in Canada - and especially the Arctic - are climbing faster than the global average, with highs of 33CThe arrival of August in the Arctic typically hints that autumn, with its dwindling daylight and cold weather, will soon return.But on a recent afternoon, Sandy Gordon and her four children plunged into the silty waters of the Canada's Mackenzie River, escaping a searing heatwave that has descended on the town of Inuvik. Continue reading...