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The 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave was a harbinger of what's to come, study finds

This event was not a black swan event, the study finds.

Axios

Trans people struggle to find housing after prison. This group is trying to help

Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison.

WEKU

Cal Raleigh to raise the 12th Man Flag

Pacific Northwest fans are enjoying high level of play from their beloved sports franchises.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Study: Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves

LOS ANGELES — As California awakens to the worsening risk of extreme climate events, researchers are shedding new light on last year's anomalous and extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave. One study published this week said such heat waves could become 20 times more likely to occur if current carbon emissions…

Los Angeles Times

Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW

The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest

The Independent UK

‘The Menu’ filmmakers share ingredients of dining thriller

A group of 11 diners gather one evening on a private island in the Pacific Northwest for a once-in-a-lifetime meal from a renowned chef in the new thriller “The Menu.”

The Independent UK

Seattle has world's worst air quality as wildfire smoke clouds Pacific NorthWest

The top 10 places in the U.S. with the worst air quality today are all in Washington or Oregon as fires rage in the states.

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Thousands evacuated in Washington state as 66 large fires burn in U.S.

There's an unusually high number of wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West and Canada.

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Summerlike Temperatures To Challenge Records In Pacific Northwest

More typical cool and wet conditions closed out the month of September in the Northwest.

Zenger

Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization

The Wampanoag Common Lands project is among efforts by tribes and other Native groups from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest seeking to repair lands altered by European colonization

The Independent UK

Scorching summer tests states workplace heat rules

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in late July, it didn't take long for high temperatures to test the effectiveness of new state safety rules aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on both indoor and outdoor workers.

Tribune News Service

New study shows how COVID lockdowns impacted birds in Northwest US

SEATTLE — While the unusual quiet of COVID's first months was hard on many people, it allowed birds in the Pacific Northwest to use a wider range of habitats, according to a newly published University of Washington study.

Tribune News Service

First DC Fast Chargers Installed At Starbucks Store In Provo, Utah

This is part of a pilot project between Volvo Cars, Starbucks and ChargePoint to electrify the scenic artery from the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains.

InsideEVs

Three romance book series to read after you’ve finished binging Virgin River

There’s no need to leave the Pacific Northwest just because you’ve run out of new episodes

The Independent UK

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Seattle area had six deaths blamed on last week's heat wave

The King County Medical Examiner’s office in Seattle has that there were six heat-related deaths during the heat wave that enveloped the Pacific Northwest last week

Tribune News Service

Commentary: How building bonds with our neighbors can help sustain our democracy

At the end of February 2020, I was scheduled to fly from my home in Brooklyn to play three concerts in the Pacific Northwest. I was glued to news reports of a new type of virus rapidly spreading in Seattle. I read about the outbreak in an assisted living home…

Tribune News Service

The best of the Pacific Northwest's fishing and boating experiences

Within and around the city limits of Seattle, there is an abundance of fishing opportunities. From halibut and salmon to lingcod and trout, there’s a season for every fish.

Axios

At least seven heat-related deaths suspected in Pacific Northwest

An excessive heat warning for a large swath of the Northwest is expected to persist through Sunday evening.

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The Independent UK

Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 6th death

Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open through Sunday night as a heat wave brought scorching weather to the normally temperate region

The Independent UK

'Very hot' - heat duration records cold fall in Northwest

Extreme heat is forecast to stretch through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest and authorities are investigating whether triple-digit temperatures were to blame for the deaths of at least four people

The Independent UK

Temperatures could hit triple digits again in Northwest

Heat wave duration records could be broken in the Pacific Northwest this week and authorities are expanding capacity at some cooling centers as temperatures near triple digits are forecast to extend into the weekend

The Independent UK

Records fall as Northwest swelters under multiday heat wave

Free transportation to cooling centers and garbage pickup well before sunrise are among the steps being taken in the Pacific Northwest as the region hits the peak of a multiday heatwave

The Independent UK

Northwestern US heat wave could have hottest day on Tuesday

The temperatures in Portland, Oregon, could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday amid the hottest stretch of a week-long heat wave in the Pacific Northwest region that rarely experiences such scorching weather

The Independent UK

Heat wave to hit Pacific Northwest a year after deadly event

The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, with temperatures forecast to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) in some places this week as climate change fuels longer hot spells in a region where such events were historically uncommon

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Europe to cool down as western US holds on to heat

Jet stream will push heat away to south of Europe, while Pacific Northwest will see temperatures climb

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