Ruthless Heat Wave Scorches Pacific Northwest and Parts of Canada
Published Date: 6/29/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
The rare and powerful heat wave that’s shattering records across the U.S. Northwest is taking a bruising toll on the region’s infrastructure, causing highways to buckle, hobbling public transit and triggering rolling power outages. Avista Corp. -- which serves nearly 340,000 customers in eastern Washington, Idaho and Oregon -- instituted rolling outages for the first time in the company’s history as temperatures soared. The blackouts, which were affecting about 9,300 customers late Monday, are expected to last into Tuesday. The heat also warped pavement on Seattle highways and scorched wires on Portland’s streetcar system, suspending service. “I have never seen anything like this in my 40 years of forecasting,” said Paul Walker, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake