Did it feel like an unusually hot summer? This year, thanks to climate change, Canadians experienced a lot more days hot enough to put their health at risk. A new analysis counts exactly how many.

A report released Wednesday by the non-profit group Climate Central shows that from June to August, the average Canadian experienced 13 extra "risky heat" days, thanks to climate change.

The analysis defines those as days when the temperature is hotter than 90 per cent of local temperatures between 1991 and 2020.

The organization researches and reports on climate change impacts and solutions, and does this kind of summer heat analysis twice a year for cities around the globe. The global report found that many areas of the world were far worse than Canada, with 955 million people worldwide ex

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