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.
Continue reading at The New York Times
Canada, UW Heat Wave ‘On Steriods’ Due To Climate Change, Say Experts
By The Straits Times
The western United States and Canada would likely have experienced a heat wave in the past week even without climate change.
‘Jaw-Dropping’ Forecast Is Warning Sign Of Climate Change’s Future Impact In Washington, Scientists Say
By Evan Bush and Hal Bernton, Seattle Times
It’s a forecast so hot that it left some seasoned meteorologists initially in disbelief.
Seattle Now Podcast: Seattle Summer Nights Are Warming Up, And Yes, That’s Because Of Climate Change
By Paige Browning and Clare McGrane, KUOW
Growing up in Seattle, I wore a fleece on summer evenings.
Listen at KUOW
CICOES Welcomes 13 Remote Interns for Summer 2021
CICOES is excited to announce the start of our 2021 undergraduate internship program. Our 13 interns began on Monday, June 21, and are working on remote researchers projects with scientists at the University of Washington and NOAA.
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