Portland’s heatwave is a consequence of climate change
It’s time for us to do something about it
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Over the past week, Portland, Oregon has seen summer like never before. Both the unprecedented heat and a sudden urge to spend time inside are strange for a city that’s known for its proximity to the outdoors. This heat wave has challenged Portland’s nature and its spirit.
The truth is, summer here isn’t supposed to be like this. It’s supposed to be mild temperatures, not 112°F of sweltering heat. It’s days at the river, not attempts to boil an egg on the pavement.
As Connecticut again faces high temperatures, experts note link between heat waves and climate change
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A Look at the Relationship Between This Unprecedented Heat Wave and Climate Change
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Fort Stewart controlled burns program keeps soldiers training in the woods
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An equipment operator with the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Forestry Branch extinguishes a fire at the base of a long leaf pine tree during a controlled burn, April 23 on Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Molly Cook/Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office)
FORT STEWART, Ga. For seven months a year, hundreds of acres of this pine-forest- and wetland-covered Army post burn, sending ominous plumes of smoke miles into the sky that can be seen by thousands of Coastal Georgians in nearby communities.
Fort Stewart burns at least 600 acres at a time in a process Army officials call critical for the 3rd Infantry Division and thousands of other service members who train each year on the largest military installation east of the Mississippi River. The prescribed burn program the largest such controlled burning program on a single land plot in North America, according to the Defense Department ensures soldiers