heat wave

Oregon law requires employers to protect workers from the summer heat. Aaron Corvin, with Oregon OSHA, said the rules start at 80 degrees and increase at 90 degrees.

We’re entering what’s typically the driest part of the year, which makes staying hydrated even more important, and keeping kids hydrated can be difficult.

The numbers are in from the National Centers for Environmental Information.   “As it played out, December of 2024 ended up being the 4th warmest December on record, with an average temperature that was more than 5 1/2 degrees above the 20th century mean,” said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  And he said when yo...

Oregonians stayed cooler and had cleaner air this summer, because of a program created by the Legislature.  Warming temperatures and wildfires make it more important for Oregonians to have air conditioning and air filters.  Oregon's Medicaid Director Emma Sandoe said some parts of the state are affected more than others.   “In rural ...

Sometimes being average is OK.  And that’s what sugar beet growers across Idaho, Oregon and Washington are expect from this year’s crop.  Samantha Parrott, Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association says while yields are expected to be on par with the five-year average, the disease and pest pressures growers are dealing with in 2024 is very low.   “Last year, Cercospora...

The high summer heat is taking its toll on this year’s hazelnut trees in Oregon.  Growers across the Willamette Valley experienced a second straight year of above normal temperatures.  Pacific Nut Producer Magazine spoke with Nik Wiman, orchard crops extension specialist with Oregon State University, who said hazelnut trees are very sensitive to heat.   “Even with excel...

The full impact of this summer’s heat wave is still unknown on crops across Central and Eastern Washington.  Independent certified crop advisersaid he is concerned about the impact of July's extended heat wave.  He said, yes, July is normally a hot month, but the intensity and length of this July was anything but normal.    “The one grower...

Were you one of the roughly 150 million Americans who were under severe heat alerts last week and yes, fall was approaching, but over the South and much of the nation's midsection last week, summer did not want to let go, and it brought record heat to a lot of places...

This weekend, for many is considered the unofficial end of summer, and it looks like Mother Nature will try to cooperate.  Temperatures are expected to climb back into the 90s with some locations forecasting triple digits this weekend.  USDA me...

Meteorologist Steve Van Horn with the National Weather Service says the atmosphere is conducive for the possibility of wet, slow-moving thunderstorms today.