Using satellite imagery, researchers have discovered that nearly 5% of Oregon and Washington’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.
Before there was a Hagg Lake, there was a Scoggins Valley, and five denizens from there were arrested on charges of "reckless driving and possession of booze" in 1925.
For western Oregonians hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora, disappointment awaits.
"We do not have clear skies in the forecast," the Portland office of the NWS said.
