Bloomberg via Getty Images People take refuge at a cooling center in Portland on June 28. By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As temperatures surged past 100 degrees, Bree Oswill gathered all the blankets and towels she could find and taped them to every window that didn’t have a shade. She doesn’t have central air conditioning and wanted to prevent every bit of sunlight and heat from entering her home. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Oswill has become more concerned about the extreme weather changes from wildfires to heat waves she’s seeing year after year. The 44-year-old mother of two likens it to a pandemic, but never-ending.