Impactswww.flickr.com Oregon, Washington grapple with Pacific Northwest heat wave One year after the worst Pacific Northwest heat wave on record left hundreds dead, the region finds itself largely better prepared.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Pacific Northwest heat wave study predicts more extreme heat A study suggests that the world can expect more record-shattering heat waves in the future, unless drastic action is taken to curb climate change.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Pacific Northwest bakes in record-setting heat wave It reached 115 degrees in Portland, Ore., on Monday, the second day in a row that the city has broken a heat record. Salem, Ore., and Seattle also set records.
Impacts What is a heat dome? Deadly hot weather descends on Pacific Northwest Thirteen million people in the Pacific Northwest just experienced an historic heat wave.