Exceptional heat hits Pacific Northwest

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 30, 2021

Extraordinary heat events occur around the planet during most summers, but the current heatwave in the Pacific Northwest is truly exceptional. In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a heatwave that the National Weather Service called "historic and dangerous." The heat began to build up late last week, and the effect is apparent in t