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據KGW8電視台報導，俄勒岡州波特蘭（Portland）機場在1965年7月和1981年8月曾創下107度（攝氏41.7度）的高溫紀錄。
26日傍晚，波特蘭（Portland）氣溫達華氏108度，創下當地史上最高溫紀錄，同時打破了有史以來6月最高溫華氏102度（攝氏38.9度）紀錄。
氣象預報，波特蘭27日高溫將達110度（攝氏43.3度）。國家氣象局(NWS)表示：「這次事件可能是西北內陸歷史上最極端和持續時間最長的熱浪之一。」
波特蘭當地電視台KATU2報導，這週末的熱浪讓民眾從事一般活動變得危險，從餐廳到疫苗接種站紛紛宣布暫時停止服務。
Here’s a look at where a few daily high temperature records were set today and how hot the stations ended up this afternoon. Plenty more records are set to fall over the next week. pic.twitter.com/HPSk089MJv
衛生官員詹妮弗·維恩斯 (Jennifer Vines) 敦促居民在沒有空調的情況下前往避暑中
âMalni â Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shoreâ Review: Embracing Our Ghosts
This ethereal experimental documentary by Sky Hopinka is an essential portrait of contemporary Indigenous life.
Sweetwater Sahme in âMalni â Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore.âCredit.Grasshopper Film
By Beatrice Loayza
MaÅni â Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore
NYT Critic s Pick
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An essential portrait of contemporary Indigenous life that resists the touristic gaze, âMaÅni â Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore,â the debut feature from the Ho-Chunk artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka, isnât too concerned with whether we fully understand the traditions and rituals it entrancingly commits to screen. It refreshingly centers the Native perspective, and beckons audiences onto its wavelength by tapping into something more intuitive, the
Storms Bring Punishing Cold, Snow and Ice From Coast to Coast
The harsh weather was a prelude to another winter storm that is expected to bring more snow, sleet and freezing rain to over 100 million Americans over the next several days.
There was enough snow outside Pike Place Market in Seattle on Saturday for cross-country skiing. In Oregon on Saturday, hundreds of thousands were without power.Credit.David Ryder/Getty Images
Published Feb. 13, 2021Updated Feb. 19, 2021
Extreme winter weather gripped large swaths of the United States on Saturday, bringing heavy snow and ice and knocking out power for thousands from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Atlantic.
Northwestâs Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are âon the brink of extinction.â Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
Of the 14 endangered salmon and steelhead trout species in Washington State, 10 are lagging recovery goals and five are considered âin crisis,â according to a state report.Credit.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Jan. 20, 2021
A Washington State report put it bluntly: Because of the devastating effects of climate change and deteriorating habitats, several species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest are âon the brink of extinction.â