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May 16, 2023 - Energy & Environment
Pacific Northwest heat wave shatters records
Map of forecast temperature departures from average during Monday through Wednesday May 17 in degrees Fahrenheit. Image: Climate Reanalyzer/University of Maine
A stifling heat wave enveloping the Pacific Northwest and western Canada is expected to expand this week, threatening more temperature records.
The big picture: The weather map looks "strongly reminiscent" of late June 2021, which produced a deadly excessive heat event in the Pacific Northwest, experts say.
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