![]() "All my friends and I knew that climate change was real, but it's getting really scary because it was gradually getting hot - and it suddenly got really hot, really fast," Morgan said. The region is currently experiencing temperatures between 25 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the typical Pacific Northwest average. This week, she'll have to walk to work Thursday, the day when temperatures could again soar just as high. Scorching temperatures above 110☏ are more often associated with the stark landscapes of places like Death Valley than the cooler reaches of the Pacific Northwest. This week, temperatures are hot but not nearly as scorching as last summer. Last year, parts of Oregon and Washington set new records with high temperatures well above 100 degrees on June 26 and 27. Portland saw a record high temperature of 116 degrees. The heat from the sidewalk, she said, felt like it was "cooking my ankles." The summer swelter is underway in the Pacific Northwest amid a heat wave occurring on the anniversary of last year's record-breaking heat wave. A new study finds the Pacific Northwest’s extreme heat wave last summer was a freak event that should only happen once in 10,000 years. Many of those who died were older and lived. Portland, Oregon, reached 44.4 degrees Celsius Sunday. She took the following two days off rather than risk it again. The temperature at the time soared to an all-time high of 116 F (46.7 C) in Portland and smashed heat records in cities and towns across the region. High temperature records are being broken across the Pacific Northwest, as an extreme heat wave covers the area. Morgan, who doesn't have a car, got ill from the heat after walking 20 minutes to work when it was 106 F (41 C). By Chantal Da Silva and The Associated Press Tuesday could be the hottest day in a weeklong heat wave that has hit the Pacific Northwest region, with temperatures in Portland, Oregon, forecast to. She tried to keep cool by taking cold showers, dousing her hair with water, eating Popsicles and sitting immobile in front of a fan for hours. ![]() She estimated that it hit 112 F (44 C) in her apartment in June. Katherine Morgan, 27, has no air conditioning in her third-floor apartment and can't afford a window unit on the money she makes working at a bookstore and as a hostess at a brewery. Yet even younger residents struggled with the heat in June and dreaded this week's sweltering temperatures. Shots - Health News How To Stay Safe When You Work Out In The Heat
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