You thought 2020 was bad? This year has featured extreme drought conditions. Then, cicadas and grasshoppers. Now, the Pacific Northwest is getting walloped by a nearly unprecedented heatwave. Portland, Seattle, and swaths of western Canada crushed all-time heat records for the second straight day on Monday, reported The Washington Post (June 28). Portland and Seattle … Continue reading Historic Heatwave in Pacific Northwest Causes Concerns Over Crops