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Chair Deborah Kafoury hands out cooling kits with Bienestar de la Familia staff in Cully Wednesday.

Heat response continues as residents are urged to seek cool spaces

Daytime cooling resources available; short duration expected to help limit health risks

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A hot summer day

Daytime cooling spaces open Wednesday, Aug. 17, and Thursday, Aug. 18; Health Officer urges outdoor workers to take precautions

Daytime cooling spaces available Wednesday, Aug. 17, and Thursday, Aug. 18; short duration of heat wave expected to help limit health risks

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Hot weather is returning Aug. 17 and 18, 2022. Cooling resources are available.

Multnomah County, City of Portland urge people to seek cooling for upcoming heat on Wednesday, Thursday Aug. 17-18

Short duration expected to help limit health risks. Additional cooling resources include a daytime cooling center and cooling spaces at libraries across the community.

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Multnomah County Medical Examiner identifies one suspected heat death during 100-degree Sunday

Further tests and investigation will determine whether this and other deaths are officially heat-related

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 Multnomah County and the City of Portland are offering additional options for people to find relief from today’s (August 7) triple-digit forecast.

Additional cooling options are open today, Sunday, Aug. 7

Multnomah County, City of Portland offer two daytime cooling spaces and extended library hours

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outreach teams and mutual aid groups have distributed since Tuesday are 28, 830 bottles of water in the past five days, ahead of next week's heatwave

Multnomah County, City of Portland offer cooling options for upcoming heat on Sunday, Aug. 7

Short duration, cooler nighttime temperatures and acclimation all expected to help limit health risks

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Beth Appert, a Public Health employee, lays out snacks at a cooling shelter, July 26, 2022

Multnomah County, City of Portland prepare cooling resources as forecast shows short-but-scorching heatwave reaching triple-digit peak Sunday, Aug. 7

Cooler nighttime temperatures expected to offer more relief, unlike last month’s historic heat emergency

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A guest and her dog at East Portland Community Center, July 26, 2022

Urgent response to another record heat emergency underscores deadly impact of climate change – and the need to stay prepared

Multnomah County, Portland work with partners to provide shelter beds, day spaces, misting stations, free transportation, survival supplies, frequent updates

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Multnomah County Medical Examiner identifies two additional deaths suspected as connected to prolonged July 2022 heatwave – bringing total to seven

Further tests and investigation will determine whether they are officially heat-related

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Multnomah County Medical Examiner identifies two additional suspected deaths associated with prolonged July 2022 heatwave – bringing total to five

Further tests and investigation will determine whether they are officially heat-related

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The Portland Building Cooling Shelter is open until 8 p.m. Sunday, July 31.

Cooling shelters remain open until 8 p.m. Sunday as forecast shows region easing into slow cooling trend

People seeking a cool space downtown can go to Portland Building or Central Library

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 Multnomah County, the City of Portland and community partners will continue to operate four overnight cooling shelters through 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, as the Portland metro area pushes through the final stretch of a prolonged heatwave.

Cooling shelters open through Sunday evening as long heatwave enters most dangerous – but likely final – phase.

TriMet will not turn away anyone riding to and from a cooling site who cannot pay fare through 10 p.m., Sunday, July 31.

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