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27 Jun, 8 tweets, 3 min read
Good morning. Today will be the hottest day in the history of the Pacific Northwest.

This heat wave is what climate change looks like. Quite frankly this is one of the most unusually extreme weather events I’ve ever seen in my 18 years as a meteorologist.
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It's 99°F at noon in Portland.

The high today will be 110°F+, hotter than it has ever been in Houston or Miami.

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There it is: A new all-time record high, before noon, in June. Just unreal.

It's 1:30pm and Portland is now at 108°F for just the second time in history. The first time was yesterday.

On the way to 110°F+ today.

getrevue.co/profile/curren… screenshot of 108°F temp re...
The heat index in the British Columbia mountains might reach 50°C today.

Just crossed 100°F in Seattle for only the 5th time in history.

It took 120+ years for the first three days, the 4th one was yesterday. screenshot of nws seattle
Portland has briefly touched 111°F in the past hour. screenshot of nws portland ...
There's a new all-time temperature record in Canada.

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27 Jun
We're just about an hour away from today's @currently Spaces chat on the Northwest heatwave:

15 min to go. Join our @currently heatwave chat:

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We're live now!!

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26 Jun
In Portland, it just passed 100°F.

Today could become the hottest day in the city's history.

Tomorrow will be even hotter — 112°F. Hotter than it's ever been in Houston.

And all this is with about ~3°F of global warming.

We are in a climate emergency.

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We built @currently as a weather service for the climate emergency. We'll be covering this heat wave as a justice issue, because it is.

Subscribe for free:
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Minutes ago, Portland reached 106°F — that officially ties the hottest temperature ever recorded there.

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26 Jun
Freeways in Detroit are "littered with abandoned vehicles" and 911 services are overwhelmed after 6.5 inches of rain fell last night.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue for the next six days.

This is not normal. We are in a climate emergency.

At @currently, our whole aim is to tell the stories of the climate emergency through weather, community, and justice.

Sign up for our free Detroit newsletter here:

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If you're in Detroit right now and have a story to tell about these floods, send me a DM or email. Your voice matters.

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17 Jun
I'll be hosting another @TwitterSpaces on Friday morning at 10:30am ET / 9:30am CT to chat about the impact of #TD3 / #Claudette on the Gulf Coast:

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Tomorrow's chat will feature @CaseyWeather in Houston, @HeatherMcTeer in Oxford, MS, @carly_berlin in New Orleans, and a few others!

Please join us, and subscribe to @currently where we're providing daily local updates on weather and climate justice: currentlyhq.com
Also just confirmed @diyaudita in New Orleans.
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8 Jun
Currently is the weather service I've wanted to build for my entire life.

We're combining some of the best meteorologists with weather journalists that will contextualize everything from hurricanes to fires to a good beach day to climate justice.

Maybe I'm idealistic, but this is a service that should exist everywhere in the world, for free.

That's our goal.

But to get there, we need the help from members, early adopters, and those that believe that this is a moment for transformational change.

We need you.
I talked with meteorologists and science journalists today in New Delhi India, Biloxi Mississippi, and Madrid Spain.

To meet this moment in history, we need to build communities of people who believe a better world is possible and are willing to fight for it.

We need you.
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1 Jun
"Tomorrow" launches today across 16 cities in North America.

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Here's a thread of those 16 cities and the meteorologists who'll be on our team:
Tomorrow Atlanta (@tmrw_atlanta):

Molly McCollum (@WXMolly) is a Georgian through and through, and has been forecasting in the Atlanta area since 2013.

Sign up for Tomorrow's daily Atlanta weather newsletter here:
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Tomorrow Boston (@tmrw_boston):

Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) has 30 years of experience as a meteorologist in New England, and will be our resident gardening expert. 🌱

Sign up for Tomorrow's daily Boston weather newsletter here:
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