Just as Americans, many (but not yet enough) emboldened by their vaccinations, were thinking life might return to something approximating “normal,” a “heat dome” over the Pacific Northwest reminded everyone that the pandemic is not the nation’s only crisis. The record-breaking temperatures were astonishing: 116° in Portland Oregon, 108° in Seattle and 121° in the […]
Category: Weather Extremes
How climate change affects weather and the impacts of extreme weather.
