https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026672403/oregon-washington-climate-change-heat-wave
August 11, 20219:40 AM ET
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Farmworkers till soil as a heat wave bakes the Pacific Northwest in near St. Paul, Ore., in early July.Nathan Howard/AP
PORTLAND, Ore. — People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month afterrecord-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable peoplewhen temperatures soared to 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 Celsius).
In a “worst-case scenario,” the temperature could reach as high as 111 F (44 C) in some parts of western Oregon by Friday before a weekend cooldown, the National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon, warned this week. It’s more likely temperatures will rise above 100 F (38 C) for three consecutive days, peaking around 105 F (40.5 C) on Thursday.All-Time Records Fall As A Heat Wave Roasts The Northwest U.S.June 28, 2021
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