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Originally posted by Lapdog:
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Portland, Oregon in the USA has just experienced 44'C, by far its hottest temperature on record and following on from 42'C yesterday during a widespread heat wave. Yet Portland's latitude is 45'N - considerably closer to the North Pole than Hobart is to the South Pole.US cities set up 'cooling centres' as historic heatwave bakes Pacific north-west Cities across the United States Pacific Northwest are setting up "cooling centres" where people can escape a record heatwave baking the region.
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"Portland, Oregon in the USA has just experienced 44'C, by far its hottest temperature on record and following on from 42'C yesterday during a widespread heat wave. Yet Portland's latitude is 45'N - considerably closer to the North Pole than Hobart is to the South Pole."
