Portlanders have 2 days to brace for heat wave, meteorologists say

Portland faces rising temperatures and fire risk as a heat advisory takes effect Tuesday and Wednesday.

South Korea’s record-breaking heat wave is expected to persist, raising the risk of more heat-related illnesses as weather authorities monitor a powerful typhoon moving across the western Pacific. Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius as of 1:26 p.m. Sunday, the highest temperature ever meas