We had three days of record heat out here in the Pacific Northwest. Today it has cooled down and will only have a high of around 90 degrees, which would have been a pretty hot day by June standards prior to this last heat wave.
Certainly the heat and temperatures we had were not “normal” by historical standards. People typically kind of “shut down” when it gets up to even 90 degrees here. Normal for this time of year would be the mid 70s.
I appreciate scientists being somewhat circumspect about attributing abnormal weather to climate change — and yet, we are in a heat-induced climate coma where people are still “stuck in the middle” on what their future plans should be.
One of the things I’ve read in recent years is that the Pacific Northwest will be a destination for people migrating away from other hotter areas in the nation. I do believe that heat and a lack of water resources will start to have their impact on where people choose to live.
I also recently heard encouraging news that some waterfront properties in Florida are seeing their property values drop since buyers are looking at sunny day flooding in areas due to sea rise or shore subsidence.
I can easily predict that in 10 years we’ll have clearly established trends being identified and even the casual observer will become better informed about where they should live.
For now, I’m up every morning around 5 a.m. and watering my English-style cottage garden that is not designed for 100-degree-plus temperatures.
See drone video at Holdeman Garden.
