In conjunction with the heat wave, western Canada records more than 710 thousand lightning strikes in just 15 15

Weather of Arabia - Western Canada is usually associated with milder weather, but a dangerous heat wave is currently affecting the region, exacerbated by forest fires.

A severe heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest, which raised temperatures to record levels and led to an increase in the number of devastating wildfires.

The wildfires caused massive clouds to engulf the area, resulting in more than 710,000 lightning bolts being detected in a single night. These storm clouds, known as cumulonimbus flammagenitus, form over a heat source and unleash an intense barrage of lightning strikes, which can further fan the flames.

It is reported that one of these fires devastated 90% of a small village called "Lighton" of about 250 people in British Columbia, western Canada, after recording the highest temperature in Canada ever reached 121 Fahrenheit (49.6 Celsius).