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Local residents examine a portion of a road destroyed by floodwaters in the Kalam Valley in northern Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Officials in Pakistan raised concerns Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as flood waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.

In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede

Local residents examine a portion of a road destroyed by floodwaters in the Kalam Valley in northern Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Officials in Pakistan raised concerns Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as flood waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.

August 31, 2022, 10:30am Nation & World

Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country. Read story

FILE - People paddle through a flooded street at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2022. The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" -- the first this century -- caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022

FILE - People paddle through a flooded street at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2022. The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" -- the first this century -- caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.

August 31, 2022, 8:15am Nation & World

The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide. Read story

Rubina Bibi, 53, right, sit near to her family after take refuge at a camp after fleeing her flood-hit homes, in Charsadda, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in recent weeks.

For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally

Rubina Bibi, 53, right, sit near to her family after take refuge at a camp after fleeing her flood-hit homes, in Charsadda, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in recent weeks.

August 31, 2022, 8:15am Nation & World

Rubina Bibi was cooking food for her family in her mudbrick home in her village in northwest Pakistan when the nearby mosque blared a warning from its loudspeaker. Flood waters were coming, it announced, everyone should move to safer ground. Read story

From left, Wyatt Smith, 17, of Waterville, Maine, Tessa Dutil, 9, of Sidney, Maine, and their grandmother Anne Smith, of Watervillle, Maine, react to a hit during the game between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Hartford Yard Goats, Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. Across the northeastern U.S., outdoor businesses are profiting from the unusually dry weather.

Silver lining: Northeast drought benefits some businesses

From left, Wyatt Smith, 17, of Waterville, Maine, Tessa Dutil, 9, of Sidney, Maine, and their grandmother Anne Smith, of Watervillle, Maine, react to a hit during the game between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Hartford Yard Goats, Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. Across the northeastern U.S., outdoor businesses are profiting from the unusually dry weather.

August 31, 2022, 7:48am Business

There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region. Read story

A sign displays a temperature of 100 degrees in August 2022, at the Clark County Fire District 6 Station in Felida.

Vancouver sets daily heat record as heat dome covers region

A sign displays a temperature of 100 degrees in August 2022, at the Clark County Fire District 6 Station in Felida.

August 30, 2022, 6:49pm Clark County News

Vancouver notched a daily record high on Tuesday, as a heat dome that settled over the area drove temperatures to 99 degrees at Pearson Field as of 5 p.m. Read story

A front moves in over Lake Michigan Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph, Mich.

Storms blamed in deaths of 3 in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas

A front moves in over Lake Michigan Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph, Mich.

August 30, 2022, 12:50pm Nation & World

Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas as well as a woman in Ohio. Read story

Residents in the North Canton Circle neighborhood of Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, were advised to evacuate from impending floodwaters. Some moved out all of their possessions in U-Haul trucks or cars.

Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Residents in the North Canton Circle neighborhood of Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, were advised to evacuate from impending floodwaters. Some moved out all of their possessions in U-Haul trucks or cars.

August 30, 2022, 12:45pm Nation & World

Mississippi's capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. Read story

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in recent weeks.

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in recent weeks.

August 30, 2022, 8:05am Nation & World

The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June. Read story

A sign showing that a cooling center at the Charles Jordan Community Center is open is shown in Portland on July 26. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week.

More hot weather expected to hit Clark County today

A sign showing that a cooling center at the Charles Jordan Community Center is open is shown in Portland on July 26. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week.

August 30, 2022, 7:49am Clark County News Free

It's becoming a repeated refrain: The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a heat advisory for Clark County, the Portland-metro area, the Interstate 5 corridor and the Willamette Valley in Oregon.  Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: More hot days before weekend cools

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

August 30, 2022, 6:21am Clark County News

It was back to the hot stuff Monday with afternoon temperatures in the low 90s in most areas of the county. Today we jump a few degrees to the mid-90s and then near 90 degrees Wednesday. I’m afraid we must add another day on Thursday. As of my writing Monday… Read story