Welcome to the Age of Climate’s ‘Permanent Emergency’
By Tyler Huckabee, Relevant
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has dubbed the heat wave pummeling his state as the “beginning of a permanent emergency,” which is probably accurate.
Without Climate Change, Record Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Would Have Been Near Impossible, Researchers Say
By Evan Bush, Seattle Times
A consortium of international scientists found that the recent Pacific Northwest heat wave was implausible if not for climate change, but also that temperatures soared so high that they exceeded what scientists thought were statistically likely today.
It’s Early But Washington Could Be Facing Its Worst Wildfire Season Yet If Trends Hold
By Josephine Peterson, Tacoma News Tribune
Get ready for more smoke and foul air this summer.
Last Week’s Heat Wave Won’t Be The Last
By Ysabelle Kempe, The Bellingham Herald
The weather might usually be small talk, but last weekend’s record-breaking heat wave was anything but ordinary.
Not Official (yet): Hight Heat Means High Need To Record Records Accurately. Here’s How It’s Done
By Courtney Flatt, KNKX
This week’s scorching heat has surpassed high temps across the Northwest. Headlines, newscasts and Twitter feeds the past week were full of daily pronouncements about new records being set and, in some cases, “shattered.”
But right now, those all-time heat records are preliminary.
Scientists Warn of Climate Change Intensifying Heat Waves
By Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk, The Hill
Scientists are warning that climate change is already compounding the extreme heat battering the Pacific Northwest and will do so even more as the planet continues to warm.
The ‘Heat Dome’ Explained: Why The Pacific Northwest is Facing Record Temperatures
By Hallie Golden, The Guardian
The Pacific north-west, known for its moderate climate, is experiencing a record heatwave.
How Weird Is The Heat in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver? Off The Charts
By Aatish Bhatia, Henry Fountain, and Kevin Quealy, The New York Times
Heat waves and the “heat domes” that can cause them aren’t rare, but the recent weather that’s been smothering the Pacific Northwest has little precedent in at least four decades of record-keeping.
‘Heat Dome’ In Western US And Canada Brings Scorching Temperatures
By Yaron Steinbuch, New York Post
The scorching weather wilting people and pets alike in Washington state, Oregon and the rest of the Pacific Northwest — where temperatures this week broke all-time highs as they soared well past 100 degrees — is being triggered by a meteorological phenomenon known as a “heat dome.”
Seattle hit 108 degrees Fahrenheit by late Monday — well above Sunday’s all-time high of 104 degrees.
Air-Conditioning Was Once Taboo in Seattle. Not Anymore.
An intense heat wave is set to torment the Pacific Northwest. Many who have always done without air-conditioners are scrambling to get them now.
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