Visit the Pacific Northwest…while you still can
The crazy heatwave that hit the Pacific Northwest is just the beginning
The Pacific Northwest is one of my favorite areas to visit. I have traveled to Oregon and Washington several times, and the landscapes are stunningly beautiful.
Unfortunately, it might not stay that way much longer.
My last trip to the Pacific Northwest was at the end of June, right when Oregon and Washington were struck by a record-breaking heatwave. I stayed in the town of Sequim, WA, which is on the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula. It reached 100 ° F where I was staying, when the average summer temperatures are in the 60s and 70s.
Crazily enough, 100 ° F was cool compared to other areas in the Pacific Northwest, some of which were over 110 °.
The sad truth is that the Pacific Northwest is getting hotter and hotter due to climate change. According to Oregon’s state climatologist, “the number of extreme heat days has doubled in less than a century.” The Pacific Northwest is changing at a rapid pace. Glaciers that used to stay frozen all year round are melting. The hot…
