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Fires threaten towns, close interstate in Pacific Northwest as heat wave continues
Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest scrambled Tuesday to ... Parts of Oregon and Washington have also been in the grip of a heat wave, including record-breaking triple-digits temperatures ...
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King County unveils new strategy to combat rising heat risks, enhance public safety
They said the concern is also underscored by the June 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave that led to 34 heat-related deaths in King County. The King County Extreme Heat Mitigation Strategy was co ...
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The ‘heat dome’: blistering temperatures in the Pacific Northwest should act as a wake-up call
It’s a well-known fact in Seattle that you can’t count on warm weather until after the Fourth of July, said Jane C. Hu on Slate. While friends elsewhere in the US are enjoying barbecues, we ...
Where storms, potential floods and record heat will hit the U.S. this week
Extreme weather will affect many regions of the country this week. Here are the places that will be hardest hit.
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Pacific Northwest could get more rain in two days than the rest of February
A pair of storms pummeling the Pacific Northwest are expected to dump more ... is experiencing the other extreme as temperatures heat up throughout the Four Corners and desert regions.
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Is climate change amping up the Pacific Northwest heat wave? Yes — and it’s time to stop asking. Shannon Osaka Cicadas like to be on time. But are they getting confused by climate change?