The June 2021 Extreme Heat Event in Portland, OR, USA: Its Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Health and Potential Adaptation Strategies

Journal of Extreme EventsVol. 08, No. 03, 2175001 (2021) No AccessThe June 2021 Extreme Heat Event in Portland, OR, USA: Its Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Health and Potential Adaptation StrategiesHeejun Chang, Paul Loikith, and Lynne MesserHeejun ChangDepartment of Geography, Portland State University, USAE-mail Address: [email protected]Corresponding author., Paul LoikithDepartment of Geography, Portland State University, USA, and Lynne MesserSchool of Public Health, Oregon Health Science & University and Portland State University, USAhttps://doi.org/10.1142/S2345737621750014Cited by:0 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail References Benz, SA, and Burney JA [2021] Widespread race and class disparities in surface urban heat extremes across the United States, Earth’s Future, 9: e2021EF002016. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002016 Crossref, Google Scholar Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2021). Facts about cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms for poison center professionals. https://www.cdc.gov/habs/materials/factsheet-cyanobacterial-habs.html. Google Scholar Chang, H, Watson E and Strecker A [2018] Chapter 8: Climate change and stream temperature in the Willamette River basin: Implications for fish habitat, in Bridging Science and Policy Implication for Managing Climate Extremes. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, pp. 119–132. Link, Google Scholar Chang, H, Yasuyo M and Foster E [2021] Effects of land use change, wetland fragmentation, and best management practices on total suspended solids concentrations in an urbanizing Oregon watershed, USA. Journal of Environmental Management, 282: 111962. Crossref, Google Scholar Dalton, M and Fleishman E (eds.) (2021). Fifth oregon climate assessment. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/occri/oregon-climate-assessments/. Google Scholar Gormley, S (2021). Willamette river algae bloom not toxic to humans. Willamette Week 2021. https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2021/08/12/willamette-river-algae-bloom-not-toxic-to-humans/[September 19, 2021]. Google Scholar Hoffman, JS, Shandas V and Pendleton N [2020] The effects of historical housing policies in resident exposure to intra-urban heat: A study of 108 US urban areas. Climate, 8(12): 1–15. Google Scholar Menne, MJ, Durre I, Vose RS, Gleason BE and Houston TG [2012] An overview of the global historical climatology network-daily database. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29: 897–910, doi. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00103.1. Crossref, Google Scholar Multnomah County (2021). County working on preliminary report of June 2021 heat wave deaths; focusing on housing type, cooling, demographics. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. https://www.multco.us/multnomah-county/news/multnomah-county-releases-preliminary-analysis-race-age-and-location-excessive. Google Scholar Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (2021). SNOWTEL site: Mt. Hood Test Site, Oregon. https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/nwcc/site?sitenum=651 [September 30, 2021]. Google Scholar Oregon Health Authority (2021). Summer 2021 Oregon ESSENCE Hazard Report. https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A972403/datastream/OBJ/view. Google Scholar Peel, S (2021). This is the hottest place in Portland. Willamette Week. July 14, [September 23, 2021]. Google Scholar Sabatier, J (2021). PSU professor suggests ways cities could adapt to hotter temperatures. OPB Think Out Loud. August 13, 2021. https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/12/psu-professor-suggests-ways-cities-could-adapt-to-hotter-temperatures/[September 23, 2021]. Google Scholar Templeton, A and Samayoa M (2021). Oregon medical examiner releases names of June heat wave victims. https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/06/oregon-june-heat-wave-deaths-names-revealed-medical-examiner/[September 29, 2021]. Google Scholar Teskey, R, Wertin T, Bauweraerts I, Ameye, M, McGuire M and Steppe K [2015] Responses of tree species to heat waves and extreme heat events. Plant Cell and Environment, 38(9): 1699–1712. Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 08, No. 03 Metrics History Published: 20 November 2021 PDF download