PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes, taking a heavy toll on trees and people alike.
Seattle and Portland, Oregon, recorded their highest temperatures ever, at 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 degrees Celsius) and 116 Fahrenheit (46.6 degrees Celsius), respectively. In British Columbia, the small town of Lytton reached a temperature of 121 degrees Fahrenheit (49.6 degrees Celsius).
What has become known as the "heat dome" is estimated to have killed hundreds of people in Oregon, Washington and British ...
