In Pics: US Bakes Under Record-Smashing Heat Wave

Schools and Covid-19 vaccination centers closed Monday while community cooling centers opened as parts of the western United States baked in an unprecedented heat wave that saw several temperature records broken.

  • A woman and her cat rest inside a tent at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland.
    A woman and her cat rest inside a tent at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland.
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  • A man cools off in the Salmon Street springs fountain in Portland, Oregon on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
    A man cools off in the Salmon Street springs fountain in Portland, Oregon on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
  • Young girls splash through a waterfall at a park in Washington, DC, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
    Young girls splash through a waterfall at a park in Washington, DC, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
  • People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland.
    People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland.
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  • A woman holds a young child under a waterfall at a park in Washington, DC, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
    A woman holds a young child under a waterfall at a park in Washington, DC, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.
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