The COVID-19 pandemic is the worst it has ever been, with cases surging throughout the nation thanks to the highly contagious omicron variant. In a recent press conference, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Peter Graven estimated about 65 percent of all Oregonians do not have immunity against omicron due to not being up to date with their booster shot or being unvaccinated, meaning that “a majority of Oregon” could get infected with the virus.
With temperatures expected to drop below freezing over the holiday weekend—and promise of snow—Multnomah County has declared a state of emergency to help residents weather the storm. "This is going to be a very challenging Christmas season and we all need to prepare," said County Chair Deborah Kafoury during a Thursday press conference. "What is a matter of a holiday inconvenience for some is a matter of life or death for others." Portland temperatures are.
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Seattle exorcised the heat: But Satan burped it back up in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured pic.twitter.com/J4ur5MNyt1
The so-called eye of fire was put out after over five hours of water-firefighting, reports Reuters. The hellhole erupted at Mexico state oil company Pemex s Ku Maloob Zaap oil development, west of Mexico s Yucatan peninsula. The head of Mexico s oil safety regulator tweeted that the hole did not generate any spill, which is hard to believe. What was on fire, if not oil? The incident seems to have been caused by an electrical storm and heavy rains, per Reuters.