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Sympthsical

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5. I wonder what the death toll is going to be here

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 28, 2021, 02:07 PM

Jun 2021

Not a lot of AC in the PNW.

When I was growing up, I remember Chicago had a massive heatwave. There were over 700 deaths from it. And that was in Chicago, where people usually do have AC. After that, they did an entire overhaul of social services for these events.

I don't think Seattle and Portland are set up for this sort of thing.

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Portland, OR forecast [View all] brooklynite Jun 2021 OP

Gee, it's only supposed to hit 109 leftieNanner Jun 2021 #1

It's already 106 in the PDX area. It's awful. oregonjen Jun 2021 #3

It is already 106 at 11 am just outside of Portland. CentralMass Jun 2021 #2

I don't even know what to say Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #4

I wonder what the death toll is going to be here Sympthsical Jun 2021 #5

From what I saw on the street just now going and coming from Kroger.. Grasswire2 Jun 2021 #11

The overnight lows are the indicator of how much greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere ffr Jun 2021 #6

++++ KPN Jun 2021 #8

104 at 11 am gratuitous Jun 2021 #7

6000 pge customers had outages as of last evening Grasswire2 Jun 2021 #10

Just finishing up my projects here MissB Jun 2021 #15

I was just out and about in a neighboring area. Grasswire2 Jun 2021 #9

It must be brutal for the homeless. Fortunately the extreme heat is breaking a bit after tonight. CentralMass Jun 2021 #12

Now at 110... brooklynite Jun 2021 #13

end of the line, my friends 0rganism Jun 2021 #14

this wakeup call may shake up the real estate market. nt Grasswire2 Jun 2021 #16