Oh, the ceaseless Seattle sun. June just set another record the hottest ever recorded in this city, closing out the warmest first half of a year. Seattle is farther north than Maine and Montreal, and yet, over the past month or so, its been hotter here than in Athens, Rome or Los Angeles on many a day. We had eight days at 85 degrees or higher in June. On Sunday, east of the Cascade Mountains, it hit 113 degrees in Walla Walla. London and Paris, two cities with a climate similar to Seattles, both set heat records this week 98,...
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