Heat and poor air quality hang over Portland
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Rory Lidster, 55, right, and Amanda Marshall, 41, unpack after checking into a cooling center in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees F (37.8 C) on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week. "I don't know how long they're going to be doing this, but I hope it's for a little while. As long as we can be, I will be here," Lidster said. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
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A closed sign is posted outside Rico Loverde's Monster Smash Burgers food cart in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Rico Loverde, chef and owner of the food cart Monster Smash Burgers, stands inside his broiling food cart in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Misting stations, like this one at Mt. Scott Park, are open to the public and located throughout the city on one of the hottest recorded days of the year. July 26, 2022.
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At the Sunrise Center cooling center, pets are welcome and there are facilities available to help cool them off as well.
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Matthew Carr cools off in the Salmon Street Springs fountain before returning to work cleaning up trash on his bicycle in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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Elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog, blanket Portland, July 26, 2022. Officials have issued a poor air quality advisory for Portland, Vancouver and the Willamette Valley to stay in place until Saturday.
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The outline of Mt. Hood is nearly lost through thick smog around the Pacific Northwest as a heatwave settles in on July 26, 2022.
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Jesse Moore cools off in the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees F on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week.
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Matthew Carr dries himself after cooling off in the Salmon Street Springs fountain before returning work cleaning up trash on his bicycle in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. "I'm drinking a lot of water, staying hydrated. I can just take my uniform off, jump in there with my shorts for my break and hang out for a good 10 or 15 minutes," he said. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees F on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week.
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A heatwave has brought triple-digit temperatures and poor air quality to Portland on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Bend is expected to top out at 103 degrees on Thursday, while Pendleton could reach 109 on Thursday and Friday.
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Residents and officials in the Northwest are having to adjust to longer, hotter heat waves following last summer’s deadly “heat dome," which prompted record temperatures and deaths. Just one year later, Portland is seeing poor air quality and triple temperatures again, as visible smog blankets the city on July 26, 2022.
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A heatwave is making it's way over the Pacific Northwest and excessive heat as well as air quality advisories have been issued in Portland on July 26, 2022. The heat is reminicent of last year's deadly and historic heat dome, which killed 800 in Oregon. Temperatures are not expected to get that high this year but the duration of the heatwave has raised concerns among officials.
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A cooling center is set up at the East Portland Community Center, July 26, 2022.
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Pallets of supplies as a cooling center is set up at the East Portland Community Center, July 26, 2022.
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The cooling center at Sunrise Center allows folks to stay overnight, or just as a temporary respite from the heat.
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The Sunrise Center has food and drink to help keep folks comfortable at the cooling center, July 26, 2022.
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Sunrise Center and Cultivate Initiatives staff hold a meeting under a misting station, July 26, 2022.
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