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Pacific Northwest braces as another multiday heat …

In this June 30, 2021 file photo Missoulians cool off in the Bitterroot River as temperatures crested 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino, File)

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Hundreds believed to have died during historic heat wave …

Salem Fire Department paramedic Justin Jones tries to stay cool after responding to a heat exposure call during a heat wave, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

More heat records fall as unprecedented scorcher grips …

Sabina Ehmann and her daughter Vivian, visiting Seattle from North Carolina, are prepared with umbrellas to shield the sun during a heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Record-breaking heat to blast the Pacific Northwest as …

Sarah O'Sell transports her new air conditioning unit to her nearby apartment on a dolly in Seattle on Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

More than 30,000 milkweeds planted in California in effort …

A Monarch butterfly rests on a flower in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2010. (Credit: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)

Pacific Northwest faces new COVID-19 shutdowns, including …

In this April 11, 2021, file photo, residents wearing masks walk in downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)

California condor could return to Pacific Northwest for …

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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Hundreds of thousands without power in Pacific Northwest …

People enter a COVID-19 testing site on February 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. A large winter storm dropped heavy snow across the region. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Pacific Power utility sued over deadly wildfires …

In this Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, a trike stands near the burnt remains of a building destroyed by a wildfire near the Lake Detroit Market in Detroit, Ore. The blaze was one of multiple fires that burned across the state last month. Three Pacific Northwest law firms have filed a class action lawsuit against Pacific Power and its parent company, Portland-based PacifiCorp, alleging that the power company failed to shut down its power lines despite a historic wind event and extremely dangerous wildfire conditions. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)

Orca gives birth again after mourning, swimming with …

Aerial images of Tahlequah in September 2019, left, and more recently in July 2020, show her last stages of pregnancy. (From SR3 via CNN)

Grieving orca who swam with dead calf for 17 days …

Aerial images of Tahlequah in September 2019, left, and more recently in July 2020, show her last stages of pregnancy. (From SR3 via CNN)

Climate Change Spreading Wildfire Risks to Pacific …

Homes in Paradise destroyed by the Camp Fire are seen in an aerial view on Feb. 11, 2019. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Typhoon Remnants Could Bring Hurricane-Level Winds …