By Monica Samayoa
Amid a record-smashing heat (click here) wave across the Pacific Northwest, residents in Portland, Ore, find shelter on June 27 in a 24-hour cooling center at the Oregon Convention Center.
Portland could see record breaking temperatures over the weekend, (click here) with weather conditions similar to the deadly heat dome event in 2021.
That extreme weather, which killed 69 people in Multnomah County, brought heat to the forefront of the climate crisis in the region and prompted swift action from city and local organizations that promised to help residents adapt. While those efforts have had some success nearly two years later, some say more needs to be done.
Starting Friday, the Portland metro could see temperatures rising into the 90s, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat watch through Monday. NWS meteorologist Daniel Hartsock said the increase in temperature is coming from a high-pressure system like the heat dome event that trapped hot air over the region in June 2021. He said the same system is also creating offshore easterly winds, which add to dry conditions.
Hartsock said the average high is typically around 70 degrees in mid-May.
“We’re looking at temperatures 20 to 25 degrees above normal, so that’s definitely not very common,” he said....
Portland could see record breaking temperatures over the weekend, (click here) with weather conditions similar to the deadly heat dome event in 2021.
That extreme weather, which killed 69 people in Multnomah County, brought heat to the forefront of the climate crisis in the region and prompted swift action from city and local organizations that promised to help residents adapt. While those efforts have had some success nearly two years later, some say more needs to be done.
Starting Friday, the Portland metro could see temperatures rising into the 90s, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat watch through Monday. NWS meteorologist Daniel Hartsock said the increase in temperature is coming from a high-pressure system like the heat dome event that trapped hot air over the region in June 2021. He said the same system is also creating offshore easterly winds, which add to dry conditions.
Hartsock said the average high is typically around 70 degrees in mid-May.
“We’re looking at temperatures 20 to 25 degrees above normal, so that’s definitely not very common,” he said....
People will not abandon pets either. Often not even to save their own lives.
By Jon Jackson
The death toll in Oregon's record-breaking heave wave (click here) from last weekend has risen to 116, according to data released by the state's medical examiner on Wednesday. Officials said that many people who died were found inside their homes without air conditioning or fans.
Many people who died during Oregon's recent heat wave lacked air conditioning in their homes. In this photo, people and their pets rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Portland, Oregon, on June 28....
