Sergio Olmos and Shawn Hubler, The New York Times
Published: 10 Jul 2021 11:53 AM BdST
Updated: 10 Jul 2021 11:53 AM BdST A water tower with messaging welcome visitors to Hermiston, Ore, July 8, 2021. Temperatures there were at 97 degrees when a worker at a Walmart Distribution Center collapsed and later died. Just three weeks into the summer, the heat in much of the nation has claimed lives in the Pacific Northwest in record numbers, threatened water supplies and set the stage in the West for what is expected to be another catastrophic fire season. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times)
Western states braced for another extreme spike in temperatures this weekend after a recent heat wave in Oregon and Washington killed nearly 200 people and endangered laborers in fields and warehouses.
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Temperatures in states like Oregon, Nevada and Idaho expect above average temperatures this weekend, increasing about 10 degrees above normal. It s going to get warm again in the Pacific Northwest, but not as warm as it just was, said Ryan Adamson, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.
States like those who experienced the heat wave in late June have been developing plans to adapt to the rising temperatures due to climate change.
The heat wave that singed the Pacific Northwest with record-breaking temperatures became dangerous to those living in the area. Authorities say hundreds of deaths may ultimately be attributed to the heat that engulfed Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada.
Governor: Heatwave death toll at least 95 in Oregon alone Today 05:25 am JST Today | 07:08 am JST PORTLAND, Ore
A Pacific Northwest heatwave has killed at least 95 people in Oregon alone, a number that state s governor called “absolutely unacceptable.
“Following events like this we always do reviews and see what we can do better next time,” Democratic Gov Kate Brown said Sunday on “Face the Nation” on CBS.
Hundreds are believed to have died from the heat over the past week in the U.S. Northwest and southwestern Canada.
Records included 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius) in Portland and 108 F (42 C) in Seattle. The hot weather was headed east, with temperatures well above 100 F (38 C) forecast Sunday for parts of Idaho and eastern Montana.
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70 years of Cheerful Tortoise
Owner Amy Nichols discusses COVID-19 restrictions effect on the bar, community and social media
Cheerful Tortoise, the fabled family-owned dive bar located on Portland State’s campus known for its dollar-beers, karaoke, and quirky also occasionally inflammatory daily marquee messages, celebrated its 70th anniversary this year.
“I didn’t actually think I would survive the second [shutdown],” Nichols said. “Luckily I had some friends provide some extra funds that helped me. If it wasn’t for them I probably would have shut down [Cheerful Tortoise]. We can’t make it.”
Nichols started working at Cheerful Tortoise as a server in 1999 when she was 21. She purchased the bar, along with the sister bar Cheerful Bullpen also located downtown in 2008. According to Nichols, there have been five owners who have owned both bars in their history. Cheerful Bullpen has been in operation since 1948, Cheerful Tortoise since 1951.