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Oregon Health & Science University assistant professor of emergency medicine Dr. Bory Kea was working in the emergency department on Sunday, June 27 — in the middle of the heat wave.
A dangerous heat wave expected to break records has settled over much of the West Coast, with over 150 million Americans under excessive heat watch and heat advisory alerts on Friday, forecasters ...
Oregon’s first extreme heat wave of the summer may break records, according to a state climate official. Some areas of the state will reach more than 100 degrees starting Thursday, ...
SALEM, Ore. — Some large cities across Oregon hit record temperature highs for August this week during a heat wave that saw temperatures increase by 20 to 30 degrees in some parts of the state ...
In the 2021 heat dome, 123 people died in Oregon because of the heat wave, according to the Center for Health Statistics. City, state and county leaders, along with service providers, are bracing ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Most people who perished in last month’s record-smashing heat wave in Oregon’s most populous county were white, male, older and socially isolated, according to a preliminary ...
An extraordinary heat wave is taking shape this weekend, potentially unlike any other the Northwest US has experienced. As temperatures surge into the triple digits, Seattle could feel more like ...
Oregon's record-breaking heat wave reached a death toll of 107 on Tuesday, according to officials.. The victims range in age from 37 to 97, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner, as the ...
Oregon has launched its new heat pump program. Learn eligibility requirements and how you can take advantage of this ...
Larry O’Neill, Oregon state climatologist, said this week’s heat wave won’t break records but is still an indicator of a troubling trend. “In Oregon, especially the Willamette Valley, we ...
Similar to Washington and Oregon, Idaho will see blistering record heat well into next week. “Right now, we’re looking at 105 to 110 in snake basin of Idaho and the Treasure Valley,” said ...