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Records smashed again: Portland infrastructure crumbles under 116-degree heat
Accuweather ^
| 6/29/2021
| Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer
Posted on 06/29/2021 1:30:44 PM PDT by EBH
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:30:44 PM PDT
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EBH
To: EBH
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:31:45 PM PDT
by
EBH
(Republics are only meant for a good and moral people. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
To: EBH
Power cables supporting Portland streetcars wilted under the intense heat wave. (Twitter/@PDXStreetcar)
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:32:59 PM PDT
by
EBH
(Republics are only meant for a good and moral people. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
To: EBH
Well ... I guess when you request hell to take up residence . . . .
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:34:22 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
To: EBH
I bet it put an end to the rioting...
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:35:43 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
To: EBH
“power cables supporting streetcars in Portland were stretched to the extreme, melting in some areas.”
Something wrong here.
Power cables are not insulated, and aluminum or copper doesn’t melt at these temps.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:36:17 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
To: EBH
Good article, but I wish people would learn the meaning of epicenter!
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:36:54 PM PDT
by
babble-on
To: EBH
Why the road closer? Looks like a typical Illinois road to me..
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:36:55 PM PDT
by
EVO X
( )
To: EBH
Great. Antifa squatters will suffer.
To: EBH
Great. Antifa squatters will suffer.
To: EBH
Portland is becoming Hell on Earth to its residents thanks to BLM/Antifa and now this heatwave.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:38:20 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(“Respond only to polite and intelligent posters! Who don’t insult you or us! Forget the others!”)
To: knarf
Gee, that’s gonna be tough on Pantifa with their cute little black outfits. Btw, Googles article on this heat wave cites Climate Scientologist Michael “hide the decline” Mann as their go-to authority.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:38:29 PM PDT
by
Noumenon
(The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
To: EBH
We all know, of course, this is setting up their radical climate-change agenda to enslave all of us.
If they don't care that Antifa is burning down Portland, why would they be particular when it comes to climate?
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:43:05 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: EBH
A regular heat wave following recent droughts equals higher than usual temps at this time.
Normally wetter ground absorbs some of the heat in hotter temps, mitigating the effects at ground temperature. Think of the same sunny day on the desert versus in a lakeside tree covered meadow.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:44:30 PM PDT
by
Wuli
To: mrsmith
Power cables are not insulated, and aluminum or copper doesn’t melt at these temps.
Not insulated? If you’re referring to the ones up on the power lines, that’s true. These are the ones feeding the overhead trolley wire that power the street cars. Those are insulated - that one looks like it was abraded and shorted out.
As far as not melting, what happens is that they do elongate as they get hot, so any combination of ambient heat and internal heat generated by an increase in current will cause the overhead wires to sag on hot days and/or days with big loads on the supply grid.
To: EBH
Parts of Interstate 5 near Seattle buckled from the heat yesterday - it cooled off last night, though.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:49:04 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
( Your friends might get me in a rush, but not before I make your head into a canoe.)
To: Little Ray
LOL I hadn’t thought about that. But the word “karma” has been floating in my mind of late, hearing about the historical extreme heat in Portland.
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:49:11 PM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: EBH
Portland is Hell.
Hell is hot.
It is what it is.
To: EBH
GOD is reminding the peeps of Portland to repent before they go to Hell?
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:49:43 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
To: EBH
Anyone check Mt. Hood, lately? S/
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posted on
06/29/2021 1:50:06 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
(Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
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