https://gizmodo.com/a-record-breaking-and-dangerous-heat-wave-is-about-to-h-1847157954

The record-obliterating heat wave will hit California, Oregon, and Washington amid a megadrought.

Brian KahnToday 1:20PM92AlertsLooks bad.Gif:Earth Wind Map

The West hasn’t totally cooled off, but the region has gotten a slight reprieve from the heat that hasdried up reservoirs,curtailed hydropower, and otherwisewrought havocon the megadrought-afflicted region. Unfortunately, all good(ish) things must come to an end.

The National Weather Service iswarning ofa “Record-Breaking and Dangerous Heatwave” hitting this weekend and early next week. Weather models are also coalescing around blistering heat. If the forecasts come to fruition, we’re not just talking about a few daily records falling here and there. We’re talking about a heat wave for the ages that could absolutely destroy all-time records from Washington to California as well as parts of Canada.

In what’s becoming an all-too-familiar pattern for those in the western half…