After two summers of record-breaking heat, neighbors in one Northwest Portland apartment complex are grateful for an influx of air conditioning units.
PORTLAND, Oregon — At the Northwest Tower apartments in Northwest Portland, neighbors spent Saturday bracing for forecasted triple digit heat.
“I’m on the side that’s facing all the sun,” said resident Patrick Sauter. “So I’m getting a lot of sun.”
Many remember the summer of 2021 when the city suffered under a catastrophic heat dome. Temperatures topped 115 degrees and Multnomah County officials blamed the heat for 72 deaths. A whopping 94% of those victims died in their own homes, including one
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