A woman in the U.S. is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against seven major oil and gas corporations, claiming their contributions to climate change led to her mother's fatal hyperthermia during a heat dome event that resulted in over 600 deaths in British Columbia. The suit argues these companies were aware of the risks associated with their fossil fuel products dating back decades and failed to warn the public. This lawsuit is notable as one of the first to seek accountability from the fossil fuel industry for its climate impact, linking the extreme heatwave directly to the actions of these corporations.
Defendants knew that their fossil fuel products were already altering the earth's atmosphere, when Juliana was born. By 1968, defendants understood that... those atmospheric changes would intensify.
On June 28, 2021, an unusual heat wave culminated in a 42.2 C day - the hottest ever recorded in the state, according to the filing.
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