Heatwave causing ‘biggest glacier melt in Washington state in a century’
The record-breaking heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is causing what’s thought to be the biggest glacier melt in Washington state in a century....
Heat-Related Death Toll Climbs to Nearly 100 in Washington State and Oregon
The heat wave in parts of the Pacific Northwest played a role in the deaths of dozens of people, some of whom lived alone.
The Desperate Hunt for Air Conditioners in Oregon and Washington
Air conditioners have become a treasure in Washington and Oregon amid an unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Portland and Seattle hit records of...
Pacific Northwest Wineries Are Shaking Off the Extreme Heat Wave
The unprecedented heat wave that descended on the Pacific Northwest this week has alarmed many in the region’s burgeoning wine industry, leaving them worried over...
Seattle Under the Heat Dome
You can learn a lot about thermodynamics while sitting indoors without air-conditioning on a hundred-plus-degree day. Maybe not thermodynamics, exactly; no physicist is going to...
Seattle already set a record high temperature Sunday; Monday’s forecast is ‘unheard of’
Seattle set a record high temperature Sunday, with the mercury topping out at 104 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Unprecedented Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Driven by Climate Change
A blistering heat wave obliterated high temperature records in Oregon and Washington over the weekend, ratcheting up risks for deaths and fires, and underscoring the...
What to know about the ‘heat dome’ across the Pacific Northwest
Temperatures broke Seattle’s all-time record high Monday afternoon, reaching a sweltering 106 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 104 degrees, which was set Sunday. Some...