'Heat dome' in western US, Canada brings scorching temperatures

This aerial view shows beach umbrellas lined up on the shore. - The heat wave hit Albania where temperatures reach a peak of 42 degrees Celsius.

A ‘heat dome’ over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada's Arctic territories on Sunday. Hotspot Lytton in British Columbia -- about 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Vancouver -- broke the record ‘for Canada's all time maximum high’ with a temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit), said Environment Canada. More than 40 new temperature highs were recorded throughout the province over the weekend, including in the ski resort town of Whistler. And the high-pressure ridge trapping warm air in the region is expected to continue breaking more records throughout the week. Environment Canada issued alerts for British Columbia, Alberta, and parts of Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.