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'Brutal' Heat Wave Bakes Pacific Northwest

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(Newser) – A heat wave continues to pummel the Pacific Northwest, the AP reports, though tomorrow will likely bring some relief. Temperatures at Seattle’s airport could easily break the 1994 record of 100 degrees today; yesterday, temps in Portland came within 1 degree of the 1984 record of 107. The region is ill-prepared, and emergency cooling stations have been set up.

“The thing about a place like Portland is there are some buildings and residences that don’t have air conditioning,” a National Weather Service meteorologist says. The owner of a Portland restaurant says a friend from Hawaii “pretty much just flew in to run the shaved ice machine,” and a Home Depot sold out of newly delivered air conditioners in a matter of hours.

Mike Stokes leans near a misting fan to cool down before taking a seat to watch the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mike Stokes leans near a misting fan to cool down before taking a seat to watch the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays.   (AP Photo)
A man cools off in a fountain in downtown Portland, Ore. on Monday.
A man cools off in a fountain in downtown Portland, Ore. on Monday.   (AP Photo)
Baseball fans lean near misting fans to cool down before watching the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday in Seattle.
Baseball fans lean near misting fans to cool down before watching the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday in Seattle.   (AP Photo)
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Circusdog
Jul 29, 09 4:39 PM CDT
hey guy in the blue shirt try losing 200 pounds you'll feel cooler in mor ways than one. Reply
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freethemall
Jul 29, 09 5:22 PM CDT
The fact that the Pacific Northwest is experiencing a record breaking heat wave is NOT proof of man made global warming. Neither is any incident of record cold temperatures disprove of it. That's not how science works. Reply
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kokuaguy
Jul 29, 09 5:59 PM CDT
Extremes of weather and climate conditions are far more marked today than a 20 years ago. Reducing the US dependance on imported oil makes sense for many reasons. For the sake of the unborn, one should be concerned about this issue. This is part of being "pro-life." Reply
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anchower
Jul 29, 09 6:23 PM CDT
Sucks. Reply
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riffran
Jul 30, 09 2:36 AM CDT
I heard now that they are trying to link a lack of sunspot activity, and subsequent increase of solar input, to a La Nina like weather pattern, that would as a result cause warmer more arid conditions in the U.S.....now the big test will be when sunspot activity returns, does the climate revert?....they said it takes roughly a year or two to actually change.....time will tell Reply
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