Rare heat wave hits Pacific Northwest

The governor of Oregon has declared a state of emergency as temperatures soar into the triple digits. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt has more.

[randall]

Cooling centers are little good when they close at 5 in the afternoon cooling centers my ass

[craiggie]

What about the extreme heat wave last year (2021) that hit Western U.S. states and Western Canada, in which B.C. was hit by a heat dome that resulted in 600 deaths and the village of Lytton burnt down after recording the hottest temperature on record in Canada?

[blackcloudstudio]

On July 24, 1928 in Wahluke, WA the high was 118 degrees and on August 5, 1961 in Ice harbor Dam, WA the high was 118 degrees. Wow, climate change so long ago.

[WillShackAttack]

There's a name for this type of thing you know.
It's called Summer.

[fiesty]

During my time living in Oregon all my days of my youth, I have never seen such heat as it is now. It got rather warm in the summer but nothing like it is now. If it keeps this up Oregon and Washington will look more like Nevada and have the same heat. I believe what is happening is natural. We know the earth has warmed and cooled throughout the decades. Man has not done this.

[xellisaurusx]

“You say the whole world's ending, honey, it already did”

[joshuatwitchell]

Lol it's way hotter in Medford than in Portland.

[Thunder_Dome]

Everybody seems to be in a heat wave. In the old days they called it summer. I guess humans have short memories.

[JohnSmith-rzoi]

It's actually been really nice out here. We've had so many cloudy and cool days. It hit 90 here and there, but it's been pretty typical.

[Rich-yjub]

Here in Cleveland we have had the Greatest Summer ever! 👏😁 BEAUTIFUL Weather 😍

[tmoore]

It seems like the prophecies of the bible are being fulfilled. Perhaps the book of REVELATION is finally being revealed! Brace yourself things just got out of hand.

[jonmunch]

Yeah, it's called summer. It happens every year.